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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is associated with an elevated risk of premature death

ADHD May Increase Risk of Premature Death

Psychiatric comorbidity plays key role for all-cause and cause-specific associations with death in adults
Among U.S. adolescents

Fluoride Exposure Tied to Kidney, Liver Function Changes in Youth

Increase in plasma fluoride linked to lower eGFR, higher serum uric acid, lower blood urea nitrogen
Warning letters about 44 flavored e-liquid and hookah tobacco products being sold illegally in the United States have been sent to four companies

Warnings Issued to Companies Illegally Selling E-Liquid, Hookah Products

FDA says companies are selling products without required marketing authorization
There have been 118 more reports of electronic cigarette users suffering seizures since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first warned the public about the danger in April. That brings the total number of reported cases to 127 between 2010 and 2019

FDA Reports More Seizures Among Vapers

Agency encourages continued submission of reports related to seizures following e-cigarette use
Preterm infants

Completion Rates of Recommended Vaccines Lower for Preemies

Rate of completion lower for seven-vaccine series by 19 months and 36 months of age
The maker of Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi) gave manipulated data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration when it approved the drug

FDA: Approval of Zolgensma Was Based on Manipulated Data

Despite inaccurate data, FDA says it is 'confident that Zolgensma should remain on the market'
Children in states with statewide child psychiatric telephone consultation programs are significantly more likely to receive mental health services than children in states without such programs

Phone Consults Grow Mental Health Service Access for Children

Statewide programs let primary care doctors consult with child psychiatrists about urgent patient issues
Adolescent and young adult women with pelvic inflammatory disease are more likely to experience decreases in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis positivity with a technology-enhanced community health nursing intervention

Nurse Intervention Using Tech May Improve PID Care in Youth

Young women enrolled in TECH-N more likely to have decreases in N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may have differences in the brain that limit appropriate responses to "stop cues

Children With ADHD Have Differences in Part of Brain Controlling Movement

Children with ADHD exhibit impaired stop cues and reduced engagement
There were significant increases in infant mortality from accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed from 1999 to 2016

Infant Suffocation Deaths in Bed Increased From 1996 to 2016

Rates higher for non-Hispanic black infants versus whites, although risk factors the same