1.3 Million Smokers May Quit if U.S. Bans Menthol Cigarettes
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If the United States were to institute a ban on menthol cigarettes, 1.3 million smokers are estimated to quit, according to a study published online April 28 in Tobacco Control.Geoffrey T. Fong, Ph.D., from the …
Learn MoreTeen Use of School Mental Health Services Up in 2019
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — School mental health (MH) service use increased among adolescents in 2019 compared with previous years, according to a research letter published online May 2 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Adam S. Wilk, Ph.D., from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, and colleagues evaluated whether school MH service use increased among U.S. adolescents (aged 12 to 17 years) in 2019. The analysis included data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009 to 2019; 165,686 adolescents).
The researchers found that the unadjusted use of any school MH services increased from 13.8 percent in 2018 to 15.7 percent in 2019 (relative increase, 13.6 percent). In schools, use of MH services only increased from 7.5 percent in 2018 to 8.9 percent in 2019 (relative increase, 18.1 percent). The odds of receiving any school MH services were greater in 2019 than each year from 2009 to 2018 (2019 versus 2018: odds ratio [OR], 1.13) in an adjusted analysis, with similar findings in schools only (2019 versus 2018: OR, 1.17). The 2019 increase was greatest among Black adolescents (2019 versus 2018: OR, 1.28) and adolescents with family income
“Evidence is needed about the mechanisms that link policies, school-based MH systems, and access to services,” the authors write. “Such evidence will guide leaders in extending the 2019 gains in youth MH care access into the postpandemic U.S.”
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Learn MoreAffirmative Action Bans Cut Percent of Underrepresented Med Students
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — State affirmative action bans are associated with a reduction in the percentage of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups at U.S. public medical schools, according to a study published online Ma…
Learn MoreAlmost 30 Percent of COVID-19 Patients Develop ‘Long COVID’
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Almost 30 percent of hospitalized patients and high-risk outpatients with COVID-19 develop postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (PASC), according to a study published online Apri…
Learn MoreAYA Solid Organ Recipients Need Support After Transfer to Adult Care
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adolescent and young adult (AYA) solid organ transplant recipients should be supported after transfer to adult health care, with improved clinical outcomes in association with successful retention in adult healt…
Learn MoreFenfluramine Seems Effective for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), the percentage reduction in the frequency of drop seizures is greater with fenfluramine versus placebo, according to a study published online May 2 in JAMA Neur…
Learn MoreNovel Device Delivers RF, HIFEM for Abdominal Contouring
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A novel device delivering radiofrequency-based and high-intensity focused electromagnetic (HIFEM) treatment results in subcutaneous fat reduction and an increase in muscle thickness in the abdominal area, accord…
Learn MoreNeuroimaging Use in Ischemic Stroke Examined for Medicare Patients
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2012 to 2019, there were considerable increases in utilization of computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA) and CT perfusion (CTP) among ischemic stroke patients, according to a study published online Apri…
Learn MoreAI Tool May Help Predict Risk for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An artificial intelligence tool can analyze computed tomography (CT) scans of the abdomen to predict risk for developing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), according to a study published online April 28 in…
Learn MoreAspirin Use Not Tied to Clinical Outcomes in Nonobstructive CAD
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), aspirin use is not associated with a reduced risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), according to a study published in the April is…
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