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adolescent medicine specialist joins olol children
?s health care for teens
has been expanded with the new addition of adolescent medicine specialist reuben battley, md to our lady of the lake (olol) children?s health. dr. battley specializes in helping teens and young adults, ages 12-21, navigate their complex physical, behavioral, and emotional healthcare needs. ?adolescent medicine is an extremely specialized field and with this specialty returning to our statewide network of care, olol children?s health is able to offer more advanced care options for children throughout their teenage years,? says shaun kemmerly, md, chief medical officer of olol children?s hospital. ? ololchildrens.org teen driving recommendations inexperienced teen drivers with fewer than 18 months of driving experience are four times more likely to have a crash or near-crash event. risk factors include inexperience; speed; teen passengers; distraction; and use of alcohol, drugs or medication. teen driving fatalities appear to be on the rise after years of decline, prompting the american academy of pediatrics (aap) to update recommendations. aap recommends counseling teens on seat belt use and the risks of impaired driving. ? aap.org teens and juuling juuling is becoming popular among teens, and some teens are using the juuls, which are electronic cigarettes, right in the classroom due to them resembling flash drives. they?re discrete, sleek, and easily concealed, and each pod is equal to 200 cigarette puffs, causing concern among families, teachers, and healthcare providers. ?teenagers need to be warned that the vapor produced by e-cigarettes is not harmless water vapor, but actually contains some of the same toxic chemicals found in smoke from traditional cigarettes,? says mark l. rubinstein, md, a professor at ucsf. n o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 | b r p a r e n t s . c o m 2 1
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