A descriptive review on the real-world impact of Moderna, Inc. COVID-19 vaccines.

Introduction: Since the original COVID-19 vaccines were developed, abundant clinical trial and real-world evidence evaluating the efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of COVID-19 vaccines has been collected. Knowledge of the relative benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccines is essential for building trust within target populations, ensuring they remain effectively and safely protected against an enduring infectious threat.

Areas Covered: This descriptive review discusses the benefits and risks associated with marketed Moderna, Inc.

Clinical and economic burden of HPV-related cancers in the US veteran population.

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and can lead to cervical, vulvovaginal, anal, penile, and oropharyngeal cancers. Compared with the general population, US military members are at a higher risk of HPV-related conditions, yet vaccination rates are relatively low in this population. As many service members may not be diagnosed with HPV-related cancers until after they leave active service, the objective of this study was to determine the incidence, prevalence, and economic burden of HPV-related cancers among US veterans.

Birth Control Management for the Primary Care Provider.

Contraceptive management is occurring more frequently in the primary care setting. Pediatricians should be familiar with the most common methods of contraception due to the fact that families are comfortable seeking care for their adolescents at the primary care office for these types of concerns. Contraceptive methods are often used for noncontraceptive benefits as well, which makes it even more important to feel comfortable prescribing contraceptives at pediatricians' offices.

The Truth About Obesity, Exercise, and Nutrition.

There is a plethora of misinformation regarding obesity, diet, and exercise due to lack of supporting evidence on these topics. There are myths and facts about what exactly encompasses a healthy lifestyle that interfere with the ability to lose weight and stay healthy. These include topics such as the effects of small sustained increases in energy intake or expenditure, establishment of realistic goals, rapid weight loss, readiness for weight loss, physical activity, breast-feeding as well as the effects of eating breakfast daily, early childhood experiences, eating fruits and vegetables, weight that cycles up and down, snacking, and the environment.

Depression in Children and Adolescents: The Pediatrician at the Front Lines.

Pediatricians are the primary care providers for most children and adolescents in the United States, so they need to feel comfortable caring for children and teens with depression. This topic is an extremely important one because the top three reasons teens die or get injured are related to accidents (3.7 per 100,000 for those ages 5-14 years and 28.

Adolescent Sexual Health and Education: Where Does the Pediatrician's Responsibility Fall?

Adolescence is a stressful time with a considerable amount of change, not only physically, with all the changes expected throughout puberty, but also emotionally, spiritually, and psychosocially. Teens are learning how to build and sustain relationships, learning boundaries in all areas of their lives, experimenting, as well as setting values that will sustain them throughout their lives. Home, school, various social settings, and places of worship all contribute to where adolescents learn what their values are, what they want their values to be, and how they start to make choices about their personal beliefs, which may not always align with their family values.

Outcomes of an Adolescent School-Based Health Initiative Needs Assessment.

Adolescent School-Based Health Initiatives (ASBHIs) are designed to increase adolescent access to medical homes and services that are not otherwise available without significant barriers. ASBHIs have been proven to increase access to care for school-aged adolescents with unique needs and limited access to these much-needed medical services. For this descriptive study we conducted a needs assessment to understand and determine the needs and desires for a school-based health initiative in a middle school in the community.

Talking to Adolescents About Social Media.

I see a large number of adolescents in my clinic with issues related to their social media use. These issues range from lack of sleep, to depression, to cyberbullying, and even sex trafficking, all secondary to constant social media exposure. Pediatricians should ask about social media use when they see children and adolescents who already have access to electronic devices.

Addressing Eating Disorders and Weight Control in Children and Adolescents.

How often do we look at a patient's body mass index (BMI) and only make a comment if the BMI is above normal in the overweight or obese category? As pediatricians, we often do not give it a second thought when the BMI is normal, and we generally do not counsel on healthy eating practices in these cases. However, when people are overweight, obese, and sometimes even normal weight they are told by family, friends, as well as physicians that they need to either not gain any more weight, or that they need to lose weight. As clinicians, we should be aware that comments like that may trigger a disordered pattern of eating for some people, which can lead to an eating disorder.