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Maintaining a consistent pattern of seven to eight hours of sleep during early to middle adulthood may lessen the risk for diabetes in women

Consistent Sleep in Early Adulthood May Cut Diabetes Risk

Findings seen in women; associations weakened after adjusting for obesity, other metabolic comorbidities
Nearly one in five U.S. adolescents receives care for mental health problems

Proportion of Teens Receiving Mental Health Care Steady

Changes seen in the sociodemographic profile of teens getting care, reasons for care, service settings
Emergency departments provide an opportunity to offer contraceptive education to adolescent girls

ED Visit Provides Opportunity to Discuss Contraception With Teens

Two-thirds of girls seen in pediatric emergency department interested in discussing contraception
The risk for bone fracture is increased after gastric bypass surgery

Higher Risk for Bone Fractures Seen After Bariatric Surgery

Risk highest with gastric bypass versus vertical banded gastroplasty or gastric banding
Sharing mechanical ventilators should not be attempted during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

ASA Warns Against Multiple Patients Per Ventilator

Sharing mechanical ventilators should not be attempted, could put patients at increased risk
Prenatal and perinatal factors may influence a child's risk for developing psychosis

Pregnancy-Related Factors Linked to Risk for Psychosis in Child

Review and meta-analysis ID 30 factors that raise risk for child psychosis, five factors that protect
A new online survey appears to be a feasible and acceptable method for assessing patient- and parent-reported outcomes and quality of life for people with autism across the life span

New Tool Measures Quality of Life With Autism Across Life Span

Online survey completed by individuals with autism, parent proxies shows lower QOL across age groups
Moderate fish intake during pregnancy (one to three times per week) is associated with improvements in the subsequent metabolic health of children

Moderate Maternal Fish Intake May Aid Child Metabolic Health

But high maternal mercury exposure tied to unfavorable metabolic profile in children
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of March 23 to 27

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Nearly half of Americans (48 percent) are anxious about the possibility of getting COVID-19

Half of Americans Anxious About Getting COVID-19

And more than half of adults report concern about the financial impact of the pandemic