Today I stumbled across this article written by Madeleine French in the UK Guardian, Oct 19th. It's a great summary of what direction adolescent sexual health could go,…
The growing use of mobile phones and text messaging in developing countries prompted FHI 360 to develo The growing use of mobile phones and text messaging in…
Few of our patients at Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center smoke tobacco, but the majority are 'consistent' and 'heavy' marijuana smokers. In fact, it's pretty unusual to…
One of the challenges of being a Pediatrician and working in a state the size of New York (53,000 sq miles in area, over 300…
So if that's the case, how on earth are adolescents able to take in advice given to them during a medical visit? How are they going to…
'Thirty years ago, we depended on 2,000-page texts such as Robbins Basic Pathology and Gray’s Anatomy. We lugged these around and juggled them as we did…
In my day-to-day practice of counseling teens on birth control use, I often feel defeated. The information we impart to them is complex and confusing. It never…
This blog is largely about texting and health and as much as I love to find new and interesting facts and figures about the later, it's…
Deb Levine, Chief Executive of ISIS, writes on her blog about the findings of a survey looking at how adolescents learn about various topics including sex education.…
A survey in our adolescent clinic (Nov 2010) found 80% of teens preferred to respond to a call via text compared to talking. This data (with smart…
