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1. There was no difference in cardiovascular health between adolescents who received a 2 or 4-year-long school-based health promotion intervention compared to those who received the standard curriculum. 2. Despite the neutral statistical effect, adolescents reported positive experiences following this comprehensive program that involved individual empowerment in making healthy life decisions. Evidence Rating Level: 1

Introduction Comprehensive local data on adolescent health are often lacking, particularly in lower resource settings. Furthermore, there are knowledge gaps around which interventions are effective to support healthy behaviours. This study generates health information for students from cities in four middle-income countries to plan, implement and subsequently evaluate a package of interventions to improve health outcomes. Methods and analysis We will conduct a cluster randomised controlled trial...

The law says anyone under the age of 18 is considered “incompetent” in regard to health care decisions. But is this what’s best for treatment?

Under 15-year-olds in Finland were suspected of 58 per cent more assaults and 60 per cent more robberies in the first six months of 2023 than in the corresponding period in 2022, reports Helsingin Sanomat.

You need to deal with this issue gently and with much love and concern.

Incyte said on Tuesday its cream to treat a type of skin condition in children between the age of 2 to 12 met the primary goal in a late-stage study.

"As the world continues to urbanize, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, understanding the barriers and effective interventions to improve urban immunization equity is critical to achieving both Immunization Agenda 2030 targets and the Sustainable Development Goals."

Overview What part do the values of growth and prosperity, freedom and justice, security and democracy play in social policy and human welfare? How can we judge the validity of these – the founding principles of Western liberalism – and the policies they shape, offered to us today as the recipe for progress?

"While not a panacea for the global challenge of vaccine hesitancy, tailored vaccine risk communication can assist decision makers as they consider vaccination for themselves, their families, and their communities."

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (‘International IDEA’) and the European Union Delegation to the Gambia have entered into an agreement to implement a project on Support to the Consolidation of peaceful, participatory, inclusive and Human rights-based transition to a democratic dispensation in The Gambia through the