teenagers

Florida leaders misrepresented research before gender-affirming care ban

Florida leaders misrepresented research before gender-affirming care ban

Leave a Comment / Health care / By

Behind Florida’s decision to block clinical services for transgender teens is an argument – repeated by the state’s governor and leading medical authorities – that most cases of gender incongruity fade away with time. The Florida Board of Medicine voted Nov. 4 to approve a rule prohibiting doctors from performing surgeries on minors to alter …

Florida leaders misrepresented research before gender-affirming care ban Read More »

3D Brain Scan Side View

Stanford researchers find COVID-19 pandemic stress is in the brains of physically aged teenagers

Leave a Comment / Mental health / By

The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the pandemic ended appeared several years older than those of adolescents who were assessed before the pandemic. The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the end of the COVID pandemic shutdowns appeared several years older than those of adolescents who were assessed before the pandemic. So …

Stanford researchers find COVID-19 pandemic stress is in the brains of physically aged teenagers Read More »

3D Brain Scan Side View

Stanford researchers find COVID-19 pandemic stress is in the brains of physically aged teenagers

Leave a Comment / Health / By

The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the pandemic ended appeared several years older than those of adolescents who were assessed before the pandemic. The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the end of the COVID pandemic shutdowns appeared several years older than those of adolescents who were assessed before the pandemic. So …

Stanford researchers find COVID-19 pandemic stress is in the brains of physically aged teenagers Read More »