Drug Therapy for Peds Psych Disorders, Later SUD Risk Examined
Majority of studies showed reduced risk for developing substance use disorder with pharmacotherapy for childhood-onset psychiatric disorders
Survey IDs Challenges of Health Care Environmental Hygiene
50 of 51 health care facilities surveyed lacking in some or all of the five components of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene strategy
Healthy Lifestyle May Lower Dementia Risk Despite Genetics
Higher scores in Life's Simple 7 at midlife linked to lower risk for dementia across the range of genetic risk
Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase In-Hospital Stroke-Related Deaths
Each 10 µg/m3 increase in short-term, long-term average exposure to PM1, PM2.5, PM10 linked to increased risk for in-hospital fatality
Breastfeeding Duration Has Modest Effect on Child’s Cognition
Effect remains when adjusting for socioeconomic factors, maternal cognition
Seizure-Related Emergency Visits Dropped in Early Pandemic Period
Seizure-related visits increased to almost prepandemic levels for all age groups by end of 2020, except among those aged 0 to 9 years
Post-COVID Conditions Are Common Among Adult Survivors
More than twofold risk of acute pulmonary embolism and respiratory signs and symptoms among survivors aged 18 to 64, ≥65 years
Alzheimer Disease in Down Syndrome Similar to Autosomal Dominant Form
Age at onset, mortality for Alzheimer disease in people with Down syndrome comparable with fully penetrant form of the disease
Melatonin Aids Sleep in Older Adults
A 5-mg dose of melatonin can improve sleep in both the biological daytime and nighttime
Lidocaine Infusions Beneficial for Refractory Chronic Migraine
Decrease seen in median pain rating from baseline to end of hospitalization; pain rating remained below baseline at postdischarge visit