Poll: Older Adults Frequently Use Online Physician Ratings
Two-thirds of older adults using online ratings chose a doctor due to positive reviews
Teens Who Misuse Opioids Likely to Engage in Other Risky Behaviors
Likelihood increased for engaging in 22 risky behaviors for those who misuse prescription opioids
Twelfth-Grade Binge Drinking Linked to Risky Driving Practices
Parental practices have lasting effects in protecting against driving while impaired, riding with impaired driver
Price Hikes for Hundreds of Medications
Prices of 411 drugs have increased an average of 5 percent
Severe Hypoglycemia in Seniors With T1DM May Worsen Cognition
Findings seen for both recent and lifetime hypoglycemia among older adults with type 1 diabetes
Patient Experiences Modestly Worse After Hospital Acquisition
No significant differential changes found in 30-day readmission rates or 30-day mortality
Health Top Concern for Veterans After Separating From Military
Newly separated veterans are less satisfied with their health than work or social relationships
December 2019 Briefing – Psychiatry
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for December 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Mental Distress, Depression Prevalent in Adults With Arthritis
Prevalence of frequent mental distress 16.8 percent; prevalence of history of depression 32.1 percent
Machine Learning System Makes More Alerts for Med Errors
68.2 percent of MedAware alerts would not have been generated with clinical decision support system
