Articles related to Adolescent Medicine

A JCEM clinical guidance article outlines a two-criterion diagnostic standard for adolescent PCOS, requiring both persistent hyperandrogenism and menstrual irregularity, and frames adolescence as the critical window for metabolic and psychosocial risk stratification.

Unresolved trauma often resurfaced during the transition of management responsibility, revealing caregiver hypervigilance and adolescent disengagement.

The FDA has approved an OTC switch for adapalene/benzoyl peroxide gel (Differin Epiduo) for patients 12 and older, expanding adolescent access to a fixed-dose retinoid combination without a prescription or clinical visit.

A 2-week randomized trial in 86 adolescents combining personalized sleep scheduling with morning bright-light glasses and evening blue light–blocking glasses shifted circadian timing 45 minutes earlier and added 47 minutes of weeknight sleep versus controls.

A 13-year-old boy presents with recurrent erythematous, tender papules on the lateral and dorsal aspects of the distal fingers, first appearing in early December and recurring after a recent skiing trip.

1 in 20 middle school students and 1 in 10 high school students currently use a tobacco product.