Guidance Provided for Management of Pediatric Eating Disorders
Pediatricians should initiate comprehensive evaluations, including medical, psych assessment; refer to multidisciplinary care
Affordable Care Act Reduced Income Inequality in United States
Income inequality reduced within and across groups based on race/ethnicity, age, family educational attainment
Vaccine Rollout Slows as Many Health Care Workers Balk at Shots
In nursing homes and to some degree in hospitals, employees are refusing shots, expressing fears of side effects
Mental Well-Being Worse for Men From Ethnic Minorities During Pandemic
Greater average increase in mental distress during COVID-19 seen for women and for Black, Asian, minority ethnic versus White British men
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Aids Depressive Disorder
MBCT tied to significant improvement in Reassure self and significant reduction in Inadequate self
Psychological Distress Increased in U.S. During COVID-19
Numbers of people who experienced serious psychological distress over 30 days during pandemic similar to that in entire year prior to pandemic
Drug Makers Raise Prices on 500 Prescription Drugs
AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer among companies raising their prices by a median of 4.6 percent
Mindfulness Training Does Not Reduce Migraine Frequency
However, mindfulness-based stress reduction improves various measures, including disability and quality of life
Some Hospitalized Heart Patients Report Frequent Nightmares
Frequent nightmares associated with depression, anxiety, insomnia but not cardiovascular medications, sleep-disordered breathing
Child Physical Abuse Encounters Declined During COVID-19
Declines occurred during period when total volume of encounters was also lower; severity of encounters unchanged versus previous years
