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Once upon a time it was infectious diseases like polio, measles or tuberculosis that most worried parents. With these threats now largely under control, parents face a new challenge – sky-rocketing rates of non-infectious diseases such as asthma, allergies and autism.

A major review by WA researchers has found medication used to suppress puberty can improve the mental health of young people who are trans or gender diverse.

We review the available empirical evidence on the cognitive, physical, and surgical implications of puberty suppression in gender-incongruent children and adolescents

Further research is required to identify the optimal age, content and length of mindfulness programs for adolescents in universal prevention settings.

The RACP is advancing a three-tier strategy to build greater specialist capacity and sustain leadership in adolescent and young adult medicine

Adolescents attending a hospital-based CPU report high rates of health-risk behaviours

More needs to be done to address alcohol-related harm, and on-going monitoring is required to assess the effectiveness of strategies.

This study investigated the influence of personality characteristics and gender on adolescents' perception of risk and their risk-taking behaviour.

Associations between serum 25(OH)D concentrations and cardiometabolic risk factors from adolescence to young adulthood in the Raine Study

Hair segment analyses revealed longer-term increased levels of cortisol in the past 3 months in early mental health problems