a senior aide told nbc news that fetterman is likely to have a few weeks of inpatient care and that doctors are trying different medications and dosages. and i say, more power to him. we need mental health role models right now, and here is hoping that he fills that bill. consider this. fetterman s hospital admission came the same week as the release of a cdc report documenting a mental health crisis among american adolescents, particularly our girls. they surveyed more than 17,000 teenagers across all 50 states and the district of colombia. in 2021 the percentage of high school students who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness was 42%. that s up 28% from a decade earlier. when you break it down by gender, 57% female, 29% male. in 2011 the share of high school students who seriously considered attempting suicide was 16%.
inpatient care for clinical depression, according to this aide. the doctors are trying different medications. it ll take some time to ramp up the dosages. he ll need time for observation and any adjustments that he needs. the aide also tells me that both the staff and fetterman himself were surprised by the severity of the depression, by this onset. you know, there was a feeling internally, according to the aide, that after this hard-fought victory after the midterms, he d have some time to rest, to recover before being sworn in. but, you know, depression just doesn t follow that kind of timeline. the aide says for those around him, it s been sort of difficult to distinguish the symptoms of the stroke from symptoms of depression, saying that sometimes, you know, it is hard to know if he s not hearing you or if he is just sort of being crippled by depression and social anxiety.
off the shelves, but not for diabetes. it was recently approved for weight loss. that s put it in very high demand. elizabeth cohen joins us live. there s been a lot of celebrities promoting this drug. how is this affecting the people who need it, people like diabetics? yes, it really is having an effect, jessica. let s be clear. this is one drug sold under two names, but it s the same drug. one for diabetics, and one for losing weight. both are legitimate reasons, but it s become so popular for weight loss, that some people with diabetes are having trouble getting it. let s take a look at what the manufacturer has to say about this. they say there s an enter mittant supply disruption of some dosages of this drug called