Suicide Rates Peaked for Teens, Young Adults in 2017
Rates of suicide increased among youth aged 15 to 24 years
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Neurology
Cognitive Consequences Worse for Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis
Patients with POMS have more rapid reduction in information-processing efficiency over time
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One in Five Have Mental Health Issues in Conflict-Affected Areas
Sustainable mental health care needed in conflict-afflicted countries, the authors say
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USPSTF Addresses Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
One-time ultrasound screening recommended for men aged 65 to 75 who have ever smoked
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Feelings of Powerlessness Tied to Delays in Seeking Care for Acute MI
Perceived inability to act, inaccurate symptom appraisal associated with delayed care
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Nilvadipine Increases Cerebral Blood Flow in the Hippocampus
CBF did not significantly change in posterior cingulate cortex, other regions of interest in Alzheimer disease
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Drug, Alcohol, and Suicide Deaths Up Among Millennials
Recommendations to address issue include price strategies, investment in nonopioid, nondrug pain tx
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Gabapentinoids Linked to Increased Risk for Significant Adverse Outcomes
Risk increased for suicidal behavior, unintentional overdose, road traffic incident, head/body injuries
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Depression Symptoms Greater in Mothers With Prior Eating Disorders
Findings based on long-term follow-up from 18th week of pregnancy to 18 years postnatal
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Virtual Reality IDs Navigation Issues in Early Alzheimer Disease
Classification accuracy superior to cognitive tests considered highly sensitive to early disease
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Poor Physical Performance Tied to Depression, Anxiety in Midlife Women
Findings seen for both upper- and lower-body performance in study of Singaporean women
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Model Explores How Statins Alter Multiple Sclerosis Outcomes
Loss of brain volume reduced in patients taking simvastatin independent of effect on cholesterol level
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Misuse of Alprazolam Common in the United Kingdom
Survey shows nonmedical use of the antianxiety drug is most common among younger adults
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Opioid Safety Initiative Can Decrease Opioid Prescriptions
Reduction seen in opioid prescriptions among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty
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Midlife Type 2 Diabetes May Up Later Risk for Cerebral Infarction
Genetic, early-life familial environmental factors seem not to contribute to link
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation App Tied to Fewer Migraines
But patients with depression scores were less likely to use either a headache diary or the app
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Parkinson Disease Incidence Lower in Hep C Patients Who Receive Antivirals
Advantage of interferon-based antiviral therapy reached statistical significance at five-year follow-up
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Postop Delirium May Briefly Up Risk for Cognitive Dysfunction
Correlation seen at one month was no longer significant at two months, six months
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Emgality Receives First FDA Approval for Treating Cluster Headache
Patients treated with Emgality had 8.7 fewer cluster headache attacks at 3.0 weeks versus 5.2 with placebo
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Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Rate Up in Sexual-Minority Youth
Prevalence of NSSI ranged from 38.04 to 52.97 percent for sexual-minority youth between 2005 and 2017
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