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Both telephone-delivered and web-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy can significantly improve irritable bowel syndrome symptoms

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Aids Irritable Bowel Symptoms

Improvements in symptoms, life impact maintained at 12 months
Playing video games is generally not harmful to boys' social development

Video Games Appear Not to Harm Boys’ Social Development

But 10-year-old girls who play frequently have less social competence at age 12 than those who do not
Marketing has been approved for the first medical device to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

FDA Approves Marketing of First Device to Treat ADHD

Monarch eTNS System approved for children 7 to 12 years old not taking prescription ADHD medication
Transgender adults are more likely to report diminished health-related quality of life

Diminished HRQOL More Likely Among Transgender Adults

Transgender adults report more days of combined poor physical and mental health, activity limitation
Slow-release implantable naltrexone is associated with better outcomes than the oral drug for HIV-positive patients with an opioid addiction

Naltrexone Implant Helps HIV Patients Prevent Opioid Relapse

Compared with oral naltrexone, implant also improved HIV outcomes among those with opioid dependence
Increased educational debt appears to directly influence physician practice choice

Loan Forgiveness, Educational Debt May Affect Practice Patterns

Graduates with loan forgiveness/repayment program more likely to enter primary care fields
The National Hand Hygiene Initiative has successfully sustained improvement in hand hygiene compliance

National Hand Hygiene Initiative Successful in Australia

Overall hand hygiene compliance increased from 2009 to 2017; associated drop seen in HA-SAB incidence
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Group, Telephone, Guided CBT Treatment Effective for Depression

Individual and group CBT were significantly better than guided self-help in terms of acceptability
Increased screen time in preschool is associated with increased odds of clinically significant externalizing problems and clinically significant inattention problems

Increased Screen Time in Preschool Tied to Worse Inattention

Odds increased for reporting clinically significant externalizing problems, inattention problems
The first generic naloxone nasal spray to treat opioid overdose has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves First Generic Nasal Spray Against Opioid Overdose

Product is also first generic naloxone nasal spray approved for use by people without medical training