Singapore to vaccinate schoolchildren against COVID-19
May 31, 2021 - 9:13pm
The city-state recently tightened curbs following a slight uptick in cases, after months of reporting barely any local t...
World
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine 'highly effective' in adolescents
May 25, 2021 - 9:35pm
"We are encouraged that mRNA-1273 was highly effective at preventing COVID-19 in adolescents," CEO Stephane Bancel said in...
World
Asia-Pacific youths facing hidden HIV epidemic — study
By
Sheila Crisostomo
| December 2, 2015 - 9:00am
The Asia-Pacific region is facing a “hidden epidemic” of HIV among adolescents with around 220,000 infected teens,...
Headlines
DOH: More young people getting HIV
By
Mayen Jaymalin
| November 29, 2015 - 9:00am
More children and young people are getting infected with human immunodefiency virus (HIV), the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.
Headlines
Health groups say AIDS No. 1 killer of adolescents in Africa
By
Tom Odula
| February 18, 2015 - 7:44am
The 16-year-old Kenyan girl found out she was HIV-positive and pregnant at a clinic in the Korogocho slums two years ago. She still isn't sure how she contracted the virus — her mother died from AIDS-related...
World
Pope warns of 'absentee fathers' in new chapter on family
January 28, 2015 - 7:31pm
Pope Francis is urging fathers to be more involved in the lives of their children, warning that many problems adolescents...
World
Check yourself before you wreck yourself
By
Regina Belmonte
| May 16, 2014 - 12:00am
YOLO (the present day equivalent of the considerably classier-sounding carpe diem) has been grating on all our nerves for the better part of the last couple of years.
YStyle
It takes a village
By
Josemaria Claro
| February 19, 2013 - 12:00am
There is nothing else in this world that could make one’s heart bleed than that of reading about those who have fallen victim to crimes committed by juvenile delinquents.
Health And Family
The challenge of adolescence
By
Fr. Roy Cimagala
| August 2, 2012 - 12:00am
Parents of teen-aged children or those still in high school and early college are really up to some tricky and difficult challenge these days.
Freeman Opinion
When to see a shrink
By
Dr. Nina Halili-Jao
| March 25, 2012 - 12:00am
In some countries, it is a status symbol if you see a shrink. Sad to say, in the Philippines, there is still a stigma attached to consulting with a psychiatrist, especially for children and adolescen...
Allure
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