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People shop for groceries at a store in New York City, New York, on July 15, 2025.

Eating Disorders Rise Among Marginalized Americans

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In recent years, U.S. health visits for eating disorders have more than doubled for children

The Costs of Targeted Advertising on Children and Mental Health

The Costs of Targeted Advertising on Children and Mental Health

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A high school senior implores policymakers to emphasize the safety of children as social media evolves

Supporting Mental Health for Arab, Jewish, and Muslim Youth During War

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How the war in the Middle East is harming U.S. adolescents and what civil society can do about it

Supporting Mental Health for Arab, Jewish, and Muslim Youth During War

The Problem of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Teens

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One high school senior says the decision to vaccinate should rest with teenagers

The Problem of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Teens

Ending Female Genital Mutilation

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Best practices are known and political will may finally be here to end this extreme form of discrimination against women

Copy of an old papyrus seen in a souvenir shop in Cairo Egypt. Female genital mutilation is an archaic practice that most likely originated in Pharaonic Egypt. The image is of a papyrus GETTY/Izzet Keribar

An Improbable Success in a Troubled Region

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The Ouagadougou Partnership in Francophone West Africa advances access to family planning for health and development

Helping youth directly address their leaders: Mariam Abou Gado, Ouagadougou Partnership Youth Ambassador in Niger, meets with President Issoufou of Niger to discuss recommendations on family planning. The photo shows a smiling Miriam shaking hands with the president. PHOTO courtesy of EtriLabs/Yves Tamomo

The U.S. Government's Role in Addressing Global Women's Health

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What will happen to women and girls in low- and middle-income countries in the future as aid stalls and progress slows?

Young girls holding U.S. and Kenyan flags wait to greet U.S. Ambassador Robert Godec at a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) project for girls' empowerment in Nairobi on Mar 10, 2018. The photo shows four girls from the stomach down holding flags. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst