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Guidelines emphasizing adoption of a healthy lifestyle for reducing the risk for cognitive decline and dementia have been developed by the World Health Organization.

Healthy Lifestyle Recommended for Reducing Dementia Risk

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Guidelines focus on physical activity, eating well, cessation of tobacco and hazardous/harmful drinking
Music listening interventions appear to be a promising approach to improving cognitive recovery following a stroke

Mindful Music Listening Aids Cognitive Recovery After Stroke

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Mindful music listening feasible, acceptable, may be effective after stroke
One-quarter of parents with children younger than age 8 years are concerned about their child's ability to communicate

U.S. Parents Worried About Child’s Communication Skills

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Speech development, language concerns, and hearing issues most common concerns
Individuals with pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk for cancer and mortality

Higher Risk for Cancer, Mortality Seen With Pediatric-Onset IBD

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Risk for cancer, mortality increased for patients with pediatric-onset ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with worse patient-reported systemic lupus erythematosus outcomes

Adverse Childhood Experiences Linked to Worse Lupus Outcomes

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More adverse childhood experiences associated with depression, poor overall health for those with SLE
Patients find note reading important for their health management and are rarely troubled by what they read

Patients Find Note Reading Important for Health Management

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Few patients very confused or more worried after reading clinicians' outpatient visit notes
In children aged younger than 19 years

Suicide Attempts by Self-Poisoning Have Increased in Teens

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Increase from 2011 to 2018 among children aged 10 to 18 years mainly driven by girls
Physicians are aware of patients' difficulty with affording medical care and consider out-of-pocket costs in their decision making

Doctors Aware of Patient Difficulties Affording Medical Care

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Three-quarters of doctors surveyed say they consider out-of-pocket costs when making clinical decisions
Only state naloxone access laws allowing direct dispensing of naloxone by pharmacists appear to be useful in cutting fatal overdose rates

Fatal Overdoses Reduced With Pharmacist Dispensation of Naloxone

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However, greater naloxone availability tied to more nonfatal overdoses seen in emergency departments
Health professionals are generally supportive of medicinal cannabis use but report a lack of knowledge about its use

Health Professionals Supportive of Medicinal Cannabis

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However, across medicine, pharmacy, and nursing, providers need more information