Advertisement
The six-minute walk distance test is useful in identifying patients with a higher likelihood of developing postoperative cognitive dysfunction following cardiac surgery

Walk Test IDs Risk of Cognitive Dysfunction Post Cardiac Surgery

0
Preoperative 6-minute walk distance linked to POCD risk in older adults undergoing cardiac surgery
Binge drinking in adolescence may prevent girls from reaching their peak bone mass

Binge Drinking Tied to Poorer Bone Health in Young Females

0
Findings seen among teen girls and young adult women who binge drink frequently
The first generic version of an under-the-tongue film to treat opioid addiction has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves First Generic Under-the-Tongue Suboxone

0
May only be prescribed by Drug Addiction Treatment Act-certified prescribers
From 2000 to 2016 there was a 30 percent increase in the age-adjusted suicide rate in the United States

CDC: U.S. Suicide Rate Rose 30 Percent From 2000 to 2016

0
Increase of about 1 percent per year from 2000 to 2006, about 2 percent per year from 2006 to 2016
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's 2014 ruling to reschedule hydrocodone combination products coincided with an increase in illicit trading of opioids through online illicit markets (cryptomarkets)

Illicit Opioid Trade Up With Restrictions on Hydrocodone

0
2014 ruling to reschedule hydrocodone combo products coincided with rise in cryptomarket trade
Acute insomnia (AI) is common among good sleepers

Acute Insomnia Found to Be Common Among Good Sleepers

0
~75 percent of those with acute insomnia recover good sleep; ~6 percent develop chronic insomnia
Youth receiving antipsychotic treatment have adverse changes in adiposity and insulin sensitivity

Antipsychotic Tx Linked to Adiposity Changes in Youths

0
Greatest increase in fat with olanzapine; significant decrease in insulin sensitivity in pooled analysis
The issue of gun violence must be addressed by the physician leadership scientifically

AMA President Calls Physicians to Lead in Addressing Gun Violence

0
Gun violence should continue to be addressed in a scientific, evidence-based manner
Preoperative psychiatric diagnoses are not associated with weight loss outcomes in severely obese adolescents receiving bariatric surgery

Pre-Op Psychiatric Dx Not Tied to Bariatric Sx Outcomes in Teens

0
No association between presence, absence, number of diagnoses and post-surgery weight loss outcomes
Exposure to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may be associated with an increase in the risk of autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring

Exposure to Maternal HTN May Up Risk of ASD, ADHD in Child

0
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy linked to risk of poorer neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring