Adolescent health
Area of healthcare focused on the physical, mental, and social well being of individuals during the teenage years, addressing development, prevention, and treatment of age related conditions.
Overview
Area of healthcare focused on the physical, mental, and social well being of individuals during the teenage years, addressing development, prevention, and treatment of age related conditions.
Key developments include semaglutide shows strong weight loss in adolescents but lacks long-term safety data on bone and growth, india approves new tuberculosis vaccines for adolescents following large phase iii trial, uk government advisers recommend routine meningitis b vaccination at around age 15, among other significant events and policy changes.