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Just a small increase in social interaction benefits older adults with dementia and lowers health care costs

AAIC: One Social Hour a Week in Dementia Care Improves Lives

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Good staff training improves patients' quality of life, lowers costs, researchers say
Better patient-physician communication can improve care and reduce burnout

Patient-Centered Communication Could Help Reduce Burnout

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ICARE method, including collaboration, can be used for effective communication with patients
Daily crossword puzzles may help keep the brain sharp

AAIC: Daily Crosswords Linked to Improved Cognition in Later Life

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Regular puzzlers score better on tests of cognitive function, researchers find
For early career teachers

Early Career Burnout Can Be Contagious Via Social Networks

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One-unit increase in mean social network members' burnout levels tied to 0.21-unit increase in burnout
Boxers and mixed martial arts fighters have higher levels of certain proteins that reflect brain injury compared to retired fighters and non-fighters

Signs of Long-Term Brain Injury in Blood of Boxers, MMA Fighters

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Researchers find head injuries from fighting cause brain changes that might spur troubles later in life
There is an increased risk of intellectual disability in children whose mothers take antidepressants while pregnant

Link for Maternal Antidepressant, Kids’ Brain Health Questioned

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No significant association for use of antidepressant in pregnancy, child's intellectual disability
Abuse of prescription opioids is second only to marijuana abuse as the most common illegal drug problem in the United States

Opioids Second Only to Marijuana in Illicit Drug Abuse Rates

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SAMHSA report identifies states with highest rates of abuse
For patients with major depressive disorder

Addition of Aripiprazole Ups Major Depressive Disorder Remission

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Small increased likelihood of remission at 12 weeks in patients with major depressive disorder
Medicaid enrollees are largely satisfied with their health care

Medicaid Enrollees Are Satisfied With Their Health Care

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Enrollees rate their overall health care at 7.9, on average, on a scale of 1 to 10
Utilization of health services was largely unchanged from 1996-1997 to 2011-2012

Health Service Use Unchanged From 1996-1997 to 2011-2012

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Expenditures for various categories of medical services increased in almost every category assessed