25. Why I Refer My Patients for Therapy: An Adolescent Medicine Physician Perspective
25. Why I Refer My Patients for Therapy: An Adolescent Medicine Physician Perspective
Therapy is an important part of mental health care for teenagers. Patients improve more when they are connected to a th... Read more
14 Feb 2023
•
14mins
24. Anti-Diet: How Parents Can Teach Their Chidren Balance with Food and Exercise
24. Anti-Diet: How Parents Can Teach Their Chidren Balance with Food and Exercise
Parents are the ultimate teachers for their kids and can be role models by showing balance with food, body and exercise.... Read more
18 Jan 2023
•
11mins
23. New Year, New You? Why Diets Are Not a Good Idea For Teens!
23. New Year, New You? Why Diets Are Not a Good Idea For Teens!
The diet industry targets teenagers during this time of new years' resolutions through social media and marketing. Dieti... Read more
5 Jan 2023
•
18mins
22. Worried About the Risk of Prescription Drug Use in Your Teen? Parents, Listen to Learn More!
22. Worried About the Risk of Prescription Drug Use in Your Teen? Parents, Listen to Learn More!
Parents hear scary stories in the news every week about drug overdoses in teens related to prescription pill misuse. 10%... Read more
17 Nov 2022
•
14mins
21. Is It Ever Safe for My Teen to Use Marijuana? Parents, Know the Risks!
21. Is It Ever Safe for My Teen to Use Marijuana? Parents, Know the Risks!
Teenagers and young adults have easy access to marijuana, and many are using cannabis frequently and heavily. Chronic us... Read more
4 Oct 2022
•
20mins
20. Suicide Prevention in Teens and Young Adults: Parents, Know the Warning Signs
20. Suicide Prevention in Teens and Young Adults: Parents, Know the Warning Signs
In honor of September being National Suicide Prevention Month, Dr. Shanna Garza discusses risk factors and warnings sign... Read more
15 Sep 2022
•
14mins
19. Teen Gynecology: Common Issues Your Teen Daughter May Have
19. Teen Gynecology: Common Issues Your Teen Daughter May Have
In Adolescent Medicine, we are often the first doctors to address patient concerns related to women's health and gynecol... Read more
16 Aug 2022
•
14mins
18. Sexually Transmitted Infections: What Your Teenager or Young Adult Child Needs to Know!
18. Sexually Transmitted Infections: What Your Teenager or Young Adult Child Needs to Know!
Sexually transmitted infections (STI's) are common infections in sexually active teens. Many teens don't know that they ... Read more
2 Aug 2022
•
16mins
17. Healthy Sexuality in Teenagers: Is Your Teen Ready to Have Sex and Stay Safe?
17. Healthy Sexuality in Teenagers: Is Your Teen Ready to Have Sex and Stay Safe?
Parents of teenagers and young adults can start the conversation around healthy sexuality with their children. Dr. Shann... Read more
19 Jul 2022
•
13mins
16. Contraception Options for Teenagers: Learn How to Help Your Teen Prevent Pregnancy
16. Contraception Options for Teenagers: Learn How to Help Your Teen Prevent Pregnancy
Many Adolescent patients and their parents are very concerned about having access to effective contraception to prevent ... Read more
5 Jul 2022
•
17mins