Tag: Teenagers and Adolescence
The Stories of Teen Punks That Ruled New York In the Late ’70s
The year was 1977, and the first generation of New York City punk and alternative bands had moved…
What Pregnancy and Childbirth Do to the Bodies of Young Girls
After the account of a 10-year-old Ohio girl crossing state lines to get an abortion drew national attention…
Putin Aims to Shape a New Generation of Supporters, Through Schools
Starting in first grade, students across Russia will soon sit through weekly classes featuring war movies and virtual…
Mass Funeral Deepens Mystery: Why Did 21 South African Teens Die in Tavern?
EAST LONDON, South Africa — Before he passed out amid the crush of bodies, Simbongile Mtsweni gasped for…
In Warsaw Park, Ukraine’s Teen Refugees Hang Out and Hang On
WARSAW — Every afternoon at a park outside a distinctively Stalinesque skyscraper in central Warsaw, scores of Ukrainian…
FDA Orders Juul to Remove E-Cigarette Products from U.S. Market
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered Juul to stop selling e-cigarettes on the U.S. market, a…
Teens Are Getting Sick From Products With High THC Levels
By the time he reached college, he had been through various addiction treatment programs. He had become so…
FINA Restricts Transgender Women From Competing at Elite Level
The world governing body for swimming effectively barred transgender women from the highest levels of women’s international competition…
The Battle Over Gender Therapy
And just like that, after four years of painstaking work, Leibowitz, de Vries and the rest of their…
Report Reveals Sharp Rise in Transgender Young People in the U.S.
The number of young people who identify as transgender has nearly doubled in recent years, according to a…
Puberty Starts Earlier Than It Used To. No One Knows Why.
Still, she added, many girls who develop early are not overweight.“Obesity can’t explain all of this,” Dr. Shaw…
Hottest Ticket in Town? Taylor Swift, Class of ’22.
Both Jenny Dhoumo and Lauren Kirshenbaum found out on Instagram.Ms. Dhoumo, a 24-year-old New York University senior was…