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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
The dual burden of preterm birth and severe maternal morbidity has a rate of 37 per 10

Rate of Dual Burden 37 Per 10,000 Births in California

Significant predictors of dual burden of preterm birth, severe maternal morbidity include smoking, HTN
Children with type 1 diabetes have worse education and health outcomes than their peers

Children With Type 1 Diabetes Have Poorer Educational Outcomes

Findings more pronounced in children with higher mean HbA1c
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
Antidepressants strongly inhibiting serotonin reuptake may be associated with a small reduction in the rate of ischemic stroke compared with weak reuptake inhibitors

Strong SSRI May Be Tied to Small Decrease in Ischemic Stroke Risk

Rate of myocardial infarction similar with current use of strong, weak selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
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
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'
One of the 12 people diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease after staying at the Sheraton Atlanta hotel in early July has died

Patient Who Caught Legionnaires’ Disease at Atlanta Hotel Dies

There are 11 other diagnosed cases of the disease and 61 probable cases
A new risk prediction score outperforms current guidelines for predicting venous thromboembolism in multiple myeloma

New Score Predicts Risk for VTE in Those With Multiple Myeloma

New IMPEDE VTE score outperforms International Myeloma Working Group/NCCN guidelines
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