WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Exercise and sports appear to help kids avoid mental health problems as they grow into young adults, a new study says. Young children who participated in sports teams and physical education classes were less likely to develop problems like depression, anxiety and addiction

TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — ADHD stimulant meds don’t increase children’s risk of psychosis, a new study says. Analysis of stimulant prescriptions among nearly 8,400 kids with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder found no evidence that the drugs caused psychosis, researchers reported May 12 in the journal Pediatrics. “Previous observational

MONDAY, May 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Children and young adults formerly covered by Medicaid are losing access to medications needed to control conditions like depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, asthma and epilepsy, a new study says. Young people need to take these meds regularly to get the best results, as interruptions

WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The use of nicotine pouches nearly doubled among U.S. high school students between 2023 and 2024, a new study says. These pouches, inserted between the gum and lip, provide teenagers an opportunity to use nicotine in a discreet, easily concealed way, researchers said.