Advertisement
For older adults with hematologic malignancies

iADL Dependency May Up Mortality in Hematologic Cancers

0
Instrumental activities of daily living dependency, mortality linked in seniors with hematologic cancer
Adults in their mid-30s to 40s are drinking too much too often

One in Three U.S. Adults Aged 35 to 44 May Have Drinking Problem

0
Nine percent continue to drink despite negative effects on career, education, relationships
Trigeminal nerve stimulation showed efficacy when compared with a similar sham procedure for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children

Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation Beats Sham Tx for Peds ADHD

0
Improvement observed in 8- to 12-year-olds with no clinically meaningful adverse events
Barriers to accessing treatment for opioid use disorder need to be addressed to help curb the epidemic

Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Should Be Addressed

0
Report IDs barriers such as separation of OUD treatment delivery settings from rest of medical care
Replacing half an hour of daily sitting time with even light physical activity is associated with a reduction in mortality risk among less active adults

Replacing 30 Minutes of Sitting With Activity May Cut Mortality

0
Link most strong among least active adults; no association seen among most active adults
Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective nonpharmacologic treatment for insomnia during pregnancy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Prenatal Insomnia

0
Women in CBT group had greater reductions in insomnia severity, were likely to have remission
More than half of patients initiating statin therapy have a suboptimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response within 24 months

Over Half of Patients Have Suboptimal Response to Statins

0
Suboptimal responders have increased risk for incident cardiovascular disease
Older adults (aged ≥75 years) undergoing antihypertensive treatment with systolic blood pressure (SBP) >150 mm Hg have less cognitive decline than those with SBP <130 mm Hg

Intensive BP Lowering May Up Cognitive Decline in Elderly

0
For those on antihypertensive treatment, cognitive decline greater with SBP <130 versus >150 mm Hg
A workplace wellness program improves certain self-reported health behaviors but does not impact clinical measures of health or health care spending

Mixed Effects Observed for Workplace Wellness Program

0
Improvement seen in some self-reported health behaviors but not clinical health markers, health care utilization
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has determined that the balance of benefits and harms of screening for elevated blood lead levels in asymptomatic young children and pregnant women cannot be ascertained. This finding forms the basis of an updated final recommendation statement published in the April 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Elevated Lead Level Screening

0
Evidence inadequate to determine benefits, harms of screening for asymptomatic children, pregnant women