Colorectal Cancer Risk From Obesity Varies by Sex
Authors say more nuanced approach needed to understand link between body weight and risk for colorectal cancer
Autism May Raise Risk for Substance Use Disorder
Risk for SUD lower for subgroups of individuals with ASD receiving one or multiple psychotropic agents
Maintaining Exercise During Pandemic Aids Prenatal Mental Health
Findings based on an online survey of more than 1,800 pregnant women
Symptoms Persist in Many Discharged COVID-19 Patients
Most common symptoms at six months were fatigue or muscle weakness, sleep difficulties, anxiety or depression
Pediatric Hospitalization for COVID-19 Increasing Across States
Rates at beginning and end of study and extent of change in rates significantly vary across states
One in Four Women With ADHD Attempts Suicide
Women with ADHD and childhood adversities and adults with substance dependence, depression particularly vulnerable
Two Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From BioNTech Expected This Year
Company also looking to widen eligibility for the vaccine to include pregnant women, children, and others
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Protection May Last Years, Company Claims
CDC recommends people who have already had the virus also receive the vaccine as reinfection is possible
Perception of Not Returning to Full Health Common After COVID-19
47 percent experience fatigue, with no correlation between any measures of persistent disease and initial disease severity
Laws Promoting Flu Shot for Hospital Workers Can Cut Deaths
2.5 percent drop seen in monthly pneumonia, flu mortality rates with implementation of state laws requiring hospitals to offer flu shot
