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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have a moderate net benefit for preventing tobacco use in children. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement

USPSTF: Behavioral Interventions Likely Prevent Tobacco Use

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Primary care-feasible behavioral interventions have moderate net benefit for school-aged children
Limited tools are available for identifying

Reviews Assess Tools to Identify, Diagnose, Treat Alzheimer Dementia

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Many cognitive tests can differentiate clinical Alzheimer-type dementia from normal cognition
Individuals at high risk for major depression reared in adoptive homes have a significantly reduced risk for major depression compared with those raised in their home environment

Major Depression Reduced for Those Reared in Adoptive Homes

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Protective rearing effect found for adopted compared with home-reared full and half siblings
For multiple sclerosis patients with clinically isolated syndrome

Low Vitamin D, Smoking Predict Worse Cognitive Function in MS

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Higher vitamin D predicted better cognitive performance, while smoking predicted worse performance
Health care organizations are facing hard financial decisions amid the COVID-19 pandemic

David Shulkin, M.D., on COVID-19 Financial Consequences for Health Care System

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Shulkin, ninth secretary for Veterans Affairs, estimates health care provider revenue down about $500 billion
Job strain is associated with a 1.41-fold increase in the average risk for peripheral artery disease hospitalization

Job Strain Linked to Increase in Risk for PAD Hospitalization

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Estimates varied in magnitude but were consistent by sex, socioeconomic status, baseline smoking status
Upward income mobility is associated with lower perceived stress and fewer depressive symptoms but with higher rates of metabolic syndrome

Upward Income Mobility Tied to Worse Cardiometabolic Health

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Worse outcomes on all health indicators predicted by downward mobility
Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 is associated with neurologic features

Neurologic Features Tied to ARDS in Severe COVID-19 Described

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Unclear whether critical illness, medication, infection itself may cause encephalopathy, agitation, confusion
Health care organizations are facing hard financial decisions amid the COVID-19 pandemic

David Shulkin, M.D., on COVID-19 Financial Consequences for Health Care System

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Shulkin, ninth secretary for Veterans Affairs, estimates health care provider revenue down about $500 billion
A number of former American-style football players report clinician-diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Former Footballers Report Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Symptoms

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Although a postmortem diagnosis, clinician-diagnosed CTE reported by 2.8 percent of American football players