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A new tool designed to help guide preventive care for heart disease

Facebook Launches Preventive Health Tool

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Tool created in partnership with American Cancer Society, American College of Cardiology, AHA, CDC
In a head-to-head study of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists

Spironolactone Noninferior in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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Spironolactone noninferior to eplerenone for preserving cardiac contractility in boys with Duchenne
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an elevated prevalence of pain compared with children without ASD

Prevalence of Pain Higher in Children With Autism

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Association more pronounced among children with autism plus developmental comorbidities
Receiving medical care from fraud and abuse perpetrators

Outcomes Poor With Medical Care From Fraud, Abuse Perpetrators

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Mortality and emergency hospitalization rates higher in Medicare beneficiaries with FAP exposures
Adolescents who play contact sports

No Link Found Between Teen Contact Sports, Later Mental Health Issues

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Football players actually are less likely to be depressed in early adulthood
Early-stage Alzheimer disease seems to put households at risk for large adverse changes in liquid assets and may reduce net wealth

Early-Stage Alzheimer Disease Has Adverse Financial Consequences

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Robust evidence shows households are at significant risk for large adverse changes in liquid assets
Individuals with a history of traumatic brain injury have regional brain atrophy

Regional Brain Atrophy ID’d in Patients With History of TBI

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Volume loss seen in multiple regions, especially ventral diencephalon, putamen, and pallidum
Interest in cannabidiol across the United States has increased considerably and is accelerating

Google Searches for CBD Up Substantially

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Given public interest, CBD should be a public health priority to evaluate effects, safety, the authors say
Prophylactic use of melatonin does not prevent delirium after major cardiac surgery

Prophylactic Melatonin Does Not Cut Delirium After Major Cardiac Surgery

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Findings based on results of randomized trial of patients undergoing major cardiac surgery
Treatment with fluoxetine appears to result in significantly lower scores for obsessive compulsive behaviors at 16 weeks among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Effect of Fluoxetine on Repetitive Behaviors in ASD Youth Unclear

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Interpretation of results limited by high dropout rate, null findings of prespecified analyses