Risk Models Help Select Ever Smokers for Lung CA Screening
Four models were well-calibrated and had higher AUCs than five that overestimated risk
Opioid-Related Payments Linked to Increase in Opioid Rx
Receipt of any opioid-related payment from industry in 2014 tied to increase in opioid claims in 2015
ECT Effective for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Third-line electroconvulsive therapy also cost-effective in base case, and in a range of sensitivity analyses
American Psychiatric Association, May 5-9
The 170th American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association was held from May 5 to 9 in...
Increase in Proportion of Births at Gestational Age 39 to 40 Weeks
From 2007 to 2015 there was a decrease in perinatal mortality at gestational ages 39 to 40 weeks
Rates of Major Depression Up Among U.S. Insured, Esp. Youth
Rate increased 33 percent from 2013 to 2016; rate increased faster among millennials, adolescents
Practice Intervention Targeting IV Opioids May Cut Exposure
Reduction of 84 percent in intravenous opioid doses, and a 55 percent reduction in all parenteral opioids
Reported Cannabis Use Up in Parents With Children in Home
Decrease in cigarette smoking, but increase in cannabis use among parents with children in the home
Maternal Exposure to Polluted Air Tied to Elevated Child BP
Overall, 1.61-fold increase in risk of elevated BP for children with highest versus lowest tertile of PM2.5
Rate of Deaths From Falls in Seniors Up From 2007 to 2016
Rate increased in almost every demographic category; largest increase for those aged ≥85 years
