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Practicing gynecologists largely fail to screen women for symptoms of depression during perimenopause

Depression Screening Lacking for Perimenopausal Women

Better training needed for gynecologists to improve screening, confidence to treat depression
One in five young adults in the United Kingdom has steatosis and one in 40 has fibrosis around the age of 24 years

Fatty Liver Disease Common Among Young Adults in the U.K.

Liver disease among young people tied to rise in obesity and harmful drinking patterns
Suvorexant improves total sleep time in patients with probable Alzheimer disease dementia and insomnia

Suvorexant May Improve Insomnia With Alzheimer Disease

Suvorexant does not appear to worsen underlying cognitive impairment
Shorter length of stay after elective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass does not result in worse outcomes or increased readmission rates

Outcomes No Worse With Short Stay After Open Heart Surgery

Complication (other than A-fib), 30-day readmission, mortality rates similar for short, longer length of stay
For patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

QoL Extended With Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab in Liver Cancer

And, triplet and doublet drug regimens delay decline in quality of life in BRAF V600E metastatic CRC
The gender gap in starting salary for physicians persists

Gender Gap Persists in Starting Salary for Physicians

Gender differences in preferences for control over work-life balance do not account for gap in salary
Potentially deadly additives were found in marijuana vape cartridges seized in December raids of illegal shops in Los Angeles

Dangerous Additives Found in Illegal Pot Vaping Products in Los Angeles

Additives include vitamin E acetate, which has been implicated in vaping-related respiratory illnesses
So-called "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli faces charges of price fixing of a drug used to treat the potentially fatal condition toxoplasmosis.

Drug Price-Fixing Charge Laid Against ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli

Former drug industry executive charged with restricting competition to maintain a monopoly on the drug Daraprim
As the death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak surpassed 100 on Tuesday

Coronavirus Deaths Top 100 in China

CDC urges all Americans to avoid any nonessential travel to China
Seven out of 10 Americans rate their health-related behaviors and attitudes as good or excellent

Survey: Most Americans Think of Themselves as Healthy

Those with higher income rate their health higher than those with lower income