Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Persist in the U.S.
Increase in disparities in child mortality due to increased mortality in blacks
Teens Not Receiving Evidence-Based Treatment Options to Quit Smoking
95 percent of teens with nicotine use disorder and Medicaid coverage get no counseling or pharmaceutical treatment
Behavioral Treatment Helps Reduce Insomnia in Cancer Survivors
Insomnia Severity Index scores improved for many cancer survivors with single sleep education session
E-Cig Use Up in Young Adults, Stable or Down in Older Adults
46.2 percent increase seen in current e-cigarette use among young adults from 2017 to 2018
Exercise May Slow Brain Deterioration in Alzheimer Disease
Findings did not differ between aerobic exercise and stretching and toning
Protected Health Info Breaches Compromise Sensitive Data
Most hospital data breaches include demographic or financial information that could be used for identity theft
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Underestimated in Patients With Mental Illness
Severe mental illness should be included in cardiovascular assessment tools, authors say
Marijuana Use Common Among Adults With Medical Conditions
Prevalence of marijuana use decreases with increasing age
Sertraline Does Not Reduce Depressive Symptoms by Week 6
Improvements seen in anxiety symptoms, mental health-related QoL, not depressive symptoms
Few Trauma Patients Assessed for Effects of PTSD, Acute Stress
Most adult, pediatric centers do not have assessment, educational protocols
