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Treatment with methylphenidate affects specific tracts in brain white matter in boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Methylphenidate Tx Tied to Brain Changes in Boys With ADHD

White matter changes seen after four months of MPH versus placebo in boys, but not men, with ADHD
Use of non-hospital-based provider-to-patient telehealth grew almost 1

Non-Hospital-Based Provider-to-Patient Telehealth Use Growing

2014 to 2018 saw increase of 1,393 percent from 0.007 to 0.104 percent of all medical claim lines
Misuse of prescription drugs is common among high school students

Prescription Drug Misuse Common in High Schoolers

44 percent of high school seniors who misuse prescription drugs have multiple drug sources
Taiwanese individuals between the ages of 45 and 64 years old diagnosed with hearing loss are at a greater risk for developing dementia than those without hearing loss

Hearing Loss Increases Risk for Dementia in Taiwanese Individuals

Findings suggest that hearing protection, screening, treatment may help reduce risk for dementia
Cognitive behavioral therapy should be the first line of treatment in younger patients with major depressive disorder before clinicians prescribe medication

Psychotherapy Alone First Line of Treatment for Depressed Youth

Adding fluoxetine to cognitive behavioral therapy did not further reduce depressive symptoms
Nearly two-thirds of actively practicing physicians are still carrying medical school debt

One-Third of Physicians Will Take 10+ Years to Pay Off Debt

Survey shows that taking extra shifts is one strategy to help doctors pay off medical school debt
In a two-part guideline

Guidelines Issued for Managing Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Two-part guideline addresses diagnosis, evaluation, management of the chronic inflammatory skin disease
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
Spending associated with essential medicines grew substantially from 2011 to 2015 for Medicare Part D beneficiaries

Medicare Spending on Essential Medicines Up 116 Percent From 2011 to 2015

22 percent of increased total spending due to higher per-unit cost of existing drugs
Middle-aged women

Recent Stressful Life Events Linked to Later Verbal Memory Decline

Link found for women, but not men, with stressful events within last year, but not more remote stresses