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Most of the time, parents love to see their children succeed. But, let’s face it: sometimes dragging kids on the internet is (almost) as rewarding. That seemed to be the case for one Georgia mom who refused to take care of her daughter’s robotic baby — and boasted about it in a now-viral Facebook post. “Meet […]
Iris Marquez addressed her fellow classmates and urged them to "reach for the sky." (Courtesy of Alief Taylor High School) A Texas teen facing terminal cancer urged her classmates to “reach for the sky, to infinity and beyond,” in a moving graduation ceremony that was held several months early in her honor. Iris Marquez, 17, […]
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27, 2019 — You’re a 14-year-old transgender boy who has opted to block normal female puberty before it can begin. What happens if you and your parents decide to preserve some of your eggs, in case you want to have children later in life? In this real-life case, doctors were able to retrieve […]
Teenagers who reach for objects, such as food or makeup, while driving increase their risk of crashing nearly seven times, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their study, which appears in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, also found that manually dialing, texting or browsing the web on a phone while driving […]
As little as one hour of exposure to tobacco smoke per week can significantly impact the health of teens, according to a University of Cincinnati study published in the September 2018 issue of Pediatrics. “There is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure,” says Ashley Merianos, the lead author of the study and an assistant […]
MONDAY, July 23, 2018 — States that have decriminalized marijuana have had no increase in use of the drug by young people, researchers report. Decriminalization, which is different than legalization, reduces the legal penalties for marijuana possession. For example, possession of a small amount of the drug for personal use may be treated like a […]
Teenage drivers are eight times more likely to be involved in a collision or near miss during the first three months after getting a driver’s license, compared to the previous three months on a learner’s permit, suggests a study led by the National Institutes of Health. Teens are also four times more likely to engage […]