adolescents

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UK vaccine experts have therefore concluded that it isn't cost effective to offer the MenB vaccine to adolescents, and the NHS does not currently offer a catch-up programme.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Other times, adolescents and teens are taking healthy things, such as working out or eating protein, to extremes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In 2027, the guidance explains, Title X will fund “voluntary family planning projects” that offer a broad range of “acceptable and effective family planning method” and services for adolescents and infertility.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

The company expects to file for regulatory approval of a label expansion to include children and adolescents for Ozempic pill and Rybelsus in the U.S. and EU in the second half of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Of course, since we no longer count the years numerically, aside from children and adolescents, no one knows how old anyone is anymore—sometimes not even themselves.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman