Distorted Perception in Late Teens Tied to Later Psychosis
Nonpsychotic perceptual disturbance at age 18 years linked to increases in midlife hallucinations, delusions, and total psychotic symptoms
All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID-19 Shots
Order issued as the most populous state in the country struggles to slow infections caused by the highly contagious delta variant
Outcomes Improved With Mobile Stroke Team in Early Window
More patients have good outcome with MIST model versus drip-and-ship model in early window within six hours of stroke
Decompression Noninferior for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Decompression alone noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion during a two-year period
Plasma Amyloid-Beta at Midlife Linked to Later MCI, Dementia
Midlife measurements of plasma amyloid-beta may predict risk for mild cognitive impairment, dementia in late life
Poorer Motor Function in Seniors Linked to Mortality Risk
Risk up for poorer motor function measured by walking speed, grip strength, timed chair rises, physical component summary scores
Smartphone-Only Internet Tied to Lower Patient Portal Use
When adjusting for smartphone-only use, low income tied to lower likelihood of utilizing patient portal
Postop Pneumonia Risk Up With Pediatric Neurologic Comorbidity
Almost twofold higher risk seen with presence of preoperative neurologic comorbidity; length of stay also up with neurologic comorbidity
Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Brain Changes
Polygenic risk scores for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia linked to structure and function of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Higher Gestational Age Tied to Better Education Outcomes
Findings reported for children at age 9 years, even among those born at early versus late term
