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2020 to 2022 Saw Increase in Enrollment in Medical Cannabis Programs

Proportion of patient-reported qualifying conditions with substantial, conclusive evidence of therapeutic value decreased

Electronic Cigarettes May Help Regular Cigarette Smokers Quit

Vaping tied to greater cigarette quitting in more recent years

Young Adult Employment Patterns Impact Health in Middle Adulthood

Disadvantaged social positions linked to harmful work patterns

Adolescent Suicide Rates Increased Across All Methods in Recent Years

Differences in methods were seen by sex, age, and race and ethnicity

Premenstrual Disorder Linked to Perinatal Depression

Psychiatric comorbidities and familial confounding only partially explain this bidirectional association

Delirium Increases Risk for Subsequent Death, Dementia in Older Adults

Dose-response association seen with higher risk for each additional delirium episode

Anxiety, Depression Associated With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Causal relationship seen for moderately severe anxiety group with increased GERD incidence

Use of Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder Improves Outcomes

Reduction seen in incidence of composite outcome of all-cause mortality, return to hospital with MAUD initiation at discharge

AI Model Can Predict Depression Severity From White People’s Facebook Posts

Despite extensive training, model not effective in detecting depression severity in posts by Black people

U.S. Doctors Received Industry Payments of $12.13 Billion From 2013 to 2022

57.1 percent of physicians received payments; median payment was $48, but considerable variation seen in payments