Nearly One in 10 U.S. Teens, Adults Had Past-Year Depression
Sharp increases in depression seen among teens, young adults from 2015 to 2019
Telehealth May Increase Use of Specialty Care for Serious Mental Illness
However, no association seen with substantive changes in medication adherence
Sleep Deprivation May Increase Risk for Systemic Lupus in Women
Additive interactions between low sleep duration and depression or bodily pain may contribute to risk for systemic lupus erythematosus
Unintentional Overdose Deaths in U.S. Teens Spiked in 2020
Eight in 10 teen unintentional overdose deaths involved fentanyl and other synthetic opioids
Daily Multivitamin May Protect Against Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
No benefit seen for cocoa extract supplementation versus placebo
Medical Debt Tied to Worsening of Food, Housing Insecurity
Risk factors for medical indebtedness include hospitalization, disability, high deductible, Medicare Advantage, and no insurance coverage
Cognition, Brain May Recover After Professional Fighters Stop Fighting
After repeated head injuries cease, cognitive function and brain thickness measures stabilize and blood neurofilament light levels decline
Excitatory Brain Stimulation Protocols Beneficial in Schizophrenia
Noninvasive stimulation interventions over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex linked to reductions in severity of negative symptoms
Group Therapy for Insomnia Studied in RA Patients
Nurse-led group cognitive behavioral therapy had no effect on objective sleep measures but did improve patient-reported secondary outcomes
Vitamin D Supplementation May Reduce Symptoms of Depression
Authors say more research is needed to determine the benefits of supplementation with standard treatment
