More U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgery

Weight-loss surgeries among adolescents increased substantially in recent years, part of an overall rise in obesity treatments in the U.S. The number of adolescents ages 10 to 19 who underwent metabolic or bariatric surgery rose about 20% in 2021 from the year before, according to a research letter published Tuesday in the Journal of the … Read more

Are Teens Really Having Less Sex—Or Do They Just Define It Differently?

SAN FRANCISCO — Situationships. “Sneaky links.” The “talking stage,” the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase—typically done via text—that can lead to a hookup. High school students are having less sexual intercourse. That’s what the studies say. But that doesn’t mean they’re having less sex. The language of young love and lust, and the actions behind it, are … Read more

You Don’t Need to Balance Your Hormones

Hormones may not be the first thing you think of when it comes to your health—unless you’ve spent any time on TikTok recently. If your body’s moderating chemicals aren’t being churned out at exactly the right times and quantities, the app’s content creators claim, a cascade of symptoms including sluggishness, acne, headaches, and weight gain … Read more