Teens Say They Learn More In School About Frogs’ Bodies Than Their Own

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In this edition:

• The US Is Being Flooded by Chinese Vapes

• Teens Say They Learn More In School About Frogs’ Bodies Than Their Own

• Inside Snapchat's Teen Opioid Overdose Crisis

• Why Is It So Hard to Get a Basic Question Answered About My IUD?

• 10 Big Ideas in Health

• How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety, States Say

• Raising Boys: Another Side Of Gender Equality

• Boys Are Struggling. Male Kindergarten Teachers Are Here to Help

• New Drug Provides Total Protection From H.I.V. in Trial

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The US Is Being Flooded by Chinese Vapes (Wired)

In late March, a smoke shop in Dyersburg, Tennessee, announced the arrival of a new product in its store: a disposable nicotine vape with an LCD display that can be connected to a smartphone via Bluetooth. Marketed under the brand name RAMA, the strawberry- and kiwi-flavored vape looks more like a cell phone from the early 2000s than a typical e-cigarette. It allows users to customize the screen background, see how many puffs of nicotine are left, and even track the device’s location using an accompanying app. “NEVER LOSE YOUR VAPE AGAIN!!!!” Mk Smoke Shop said in a Facebook post.

Far from a one-off novelty, the RAMA model is part of a wave of technologically sophisticated and highly potent disposable vapes that have begun appearing on shelves in smoke shops and convenience stores across the United States in recent months, according to industry data, social media posts, and other records viewed by WIRED. READ MORE

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Teens Say They Learn More In School About Frogs’ Bodies Than Their Own (The 19th)

Sriya Srinivasan stopped menstruating for nearly three years and had no idea why. She went online for answers, and the search results frightened her so much that she stayed silent about the problem instead of asking relatives or teachers for help.

“I was searching on the internet for, ‘Where’s my period?’ What is going on?’” said the 16-year-old from Solano County, California. “It told me that I was dying in different ways, whether that was ovarian cancer or I had a tumor. I didn’t want anyone else to be as scared as I was during that time, so that’s why I hid it.”