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Homeless patients with acute myocardial infarction have a distinct cardiovascular risk profile

Homeless Patients With AMI Have Distinct Risks, Outcomes

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Homeless patients have higher 30-day readmission rates, more readmission for psychiatric causes
Less than half of patients with sports-related mild traumatic brain injury achieve clinical recovery within two weeks after injury

Sports Concussion Recovery May Be Slower Than Thought

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At two weeks postinjury, less than half of patients are recovered, regardless of age
Retired female individuals who are high in goal disengagement have steeper nine-year declines in episodic memory

Drop in Episodic Memory Steeper With High Goal Disengagement

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Cognitive decline worse for retired versus employed individuals with high goal disengagement, women
Among people who inject drugs

Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms May Up Health Risks in Drug Injectors

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Opioid withdrawal symptoms linked to higher risk for receptive syringe sharing, nonfatal overdose
U.S. adolescents who first use electronic cigarettes are less likely to be subsequent smokers

Teens Who Try E-Cigs First Less Likely to Smoke Cigarettes

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Odds of smoking cigarettes reduced for those first using e-cigarettes rather than other tobacco products
The cannabis constituent Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol administration can induce psychotic

Single THC Dose Can Induce Psychiatric Symptoms in Adults

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Compared with placebo, single THC dose increased total symptom severity with a large effect size
Many parents are not having talks with their preschool or school-age children about inappropriate touching

Poll: Many Parents Not Talking to Children About Inappropriate Touching

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One in four parents of school-age children say they have not yet begun talking about inappropriate touching
There is an association between low maternal vitamin D during early pregnancy and an elevated risk for offspring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Low Maternal Vitamin D May Raise Risk for ADHD in Offspring

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Study looked at maternal serum vitamin D levels in first trimester and offspring ADHD risk
Women who survive domestic abuse are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease and to die from any cause

All-Cause Mortality Up in Female Domestic Abuse Survivors

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Risk for mortality 44 percent higher compared with general population
Poor function

Function, Cognition, Psych Well-Being Linked to Postop Death

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Risk for one-year mortality rises with increasing risk factors among older adults undergoing major surgery