USPSTF Recommends Anxiety, Depression Screening for Children
Screening for MDD recommended for teens aged 12 to 18 years; anxiety screening recommended for those aged 8 to 18 years
Late-Onset Alcohol Abuse May Signal Dementia
Findings particularly for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
Parental Cancer Tied to Poorer Health Outcomes in Children
Higher school absenteeism, increased health care use, poorer mental health seen among children with a history of parental cancer
Less Than Half of U.S.-Based Clinical Trials Report Race/Ethnicity
Median combined enrollment of minority race/ethnicity groups was below corresponding population demographics based on census estimates
Health Care Employee Turnover Recovering
However, recovery is uneven, particularly among historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Despite Improvements, Disparities in Faculty Diversity Persist
Compared with U.S. demographic characteristics, female representation increased among clinical faculty, but URM representation decreased
Fear of Cancer Recurrence Prevalent in Patients, Survivors
FCR decreased with age, but was observed across cancer types and continents, and for all time periods since cancer diagnosis
Substance Use Treatment Cuts Depression With Co-Occurrence
One-third of teens show early depression response with substance use treatment alone
Psychological Interventions + Physical Therapy Ease Chronic Low Back Pain
Pain education, behavioral therapy delivered with physical therapy can help with physical function and pain intensity
