Failure of Timely Stop to Certain Prescription Drugs Is Common
So-called legacy prescribing can contribute to overmedication and adverse drug events
Cognitive Therapy Helps Reduce Anxiety in COPD Patients
CBT delivered by nurses also lowers hospital admission and attendance at emergency departments
Endocrine Tx Does Not Impair Neuropsychological Performance
Findings observed in early-stage breast cancer survivors followed for up to six years after treatment
Several Factors Tied to Early Readmission After Hip Fracture Sx
Parkinson's, osteoarthritis, rheumatic disease, heavy alcoholism linked to increased risk for readmission
Exclusion of Doctors From Public Health Insurance Up 2007 to 2017
Fraud, health crimes, substance abuse exclusions increased 20 percent per year from 2007 to 2017
Psychosocial Factors Key in Peds Care for Special-Needs Kids
Report provides guidance for clinicians caring for children and youth with special health care needs
Hospitalizations Up for Homeless From 2007 to 2013
Homeless individuals hospitalized more often for mental illness, substance use disorder
Pediatricians Have Role in ID’ing Postpartum Depression
Routine screening should be integrated into well-child visits at 1, 2, 4, and 6 months of age
Risk for Later Suicide Up for Certain Youth Presenting to ED
Hazard ratios significantly increased for self-directed violence after initial visit for epilepsy, seizures
More U.S. Teens Are Vaping, but Use of Opioids, Alcohol Falling
About 37 percent of 12th graders said they had vaped within the previous 12 months
