U.S. Spends More on Health Care, but Has Worse Life Expectancy
Compared with 10 other wealthy nations, U.S. has lower life expectancy, higher suicide rates
Benefits of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy May Be Lasting
Reductions in anxiety, depression in cancer-related psychiatric distress sustained at 3.2 and 4.5 years
Familial Psoriasis May Not Be Tied to Obesity
Patients with familial psoriasis were younger, had a lower BMI at diagnosis versus nonfamilial psoriasis
Disability, Quality of Life, Mood May Affect Sleep in IBD Patients
No associations seen between sleep quality and active or inactive IBD state, ongoing treatment
Outcomes Positive With National Kidney Paired Donation Program
Graft failure, mortality no different for National Kidney Registry, control living donor transplant recipients
Patients Have Less Dyspnea After Bariatric Surgery for Obesity
Dyspnea score change positively linked to air trapping extent change, end-expiratory tracheal shape change
Depression Screening Lacking for Perimenopausal Women
Better training needed for gynecologists to improve screening, confidence to treat depression
Fatty Liver Disease Common Among Young Adults in the U.K.
Liver disease among young people tied to rise in obesity and harmful drinking patterns
Suvorexant May Improve Insomnia With Alzheimer Disease
Suvorexant does not appear to worsen underlying cognitive impairment
Outcomes No Worse With Short Stay After Open Heart Surgery
Complication (other than A-fib), 30-day readmission, mortality rates similar for short, longer length of stay
