Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Common Among Patients Starting Buprenorphine
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a high prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts among patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) initiating buprenorphine, according to a study published online June 1 in Addiction Science & Clinica…
Learn MoreOne-Hour Training Improves Documentation to Diagnose, Treat Tardive Dyskinesia
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An annual one-hour Abnormal Involuntary Movement Score (AIMS) training session improves documentation to recognize and treat tardive dyskinesia in the psychiatry outpatient clinic, according to a study recent…
Learn MoreDiscordance Seen in Self-Reported, Actual Comorbidities in Native American Adults
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is discordance between the prevalence of self-reported comorbidities and measured cardiometabolic risk factors among Native American adults, according to a study published online July 6 in PLOS Global H…
Learn MoreLatinos With Advanced Degrees Underrepresented in Health Care Workforce
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Latinos remain underrepresented in U.S. health professions that require advanced degrees, according to a study published in the July issue of Health Affairs.Indira Ghandi Islas, M.P.H., from the Congressional…
Learn MoreFew Surgeon-Scientists Continue to Receive NIH Funding After Training
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Surgery trainees who obtain National Institutes of Health (NIH) F32 grants during training are less likely to receive any form of NIH funding in the future compared with internal medicine colleagues receiving …
Learn MoreHow Much of a Difference Is 988 Making a Year After Its Launch?
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has hit its one-year anniversary, and it appears that the public is increasingly turning to the number in times of darkness.The most recent statistics show a substant…
Learn MoreLas garrapatas podrían estar propagando una ‘enfermedad del desgaste’ entre los venados de Wisconsin
VIERNES, 14 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las garrapatas podrían ser las responsables de la propagación de la enfermedad del desgaste crónico (EDC) en la población de venados de Wisconsin, según un nuevo estudio. Unos investigadores de la Unive…
Learn MoreLa discriminación racial aumenta el riesgo de obesidad infantil
VIERNES, 14 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La discriminación racial podría provocar unas desigualdades de salud desde una edad temprana, según unos investigadores, que encontraron que pone a los niños en riesgo de obesidad. “La exposición a la d…
Learn MoreDonanemab Slows Clinical Progression in Early Alzheimer Disease
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Donanemab slows clinical progression among participants with early symptomatic Alzheimer disease and amyloid and tau pathology, according to a study published online July 17 in the Journal of the American Medi…
Learn MoreImprovement Seen in Most Domains of Pediatric Readiness in U.S. EDs
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2013 to 2021, there was improvement in almost all domains of readiness of U.S. emergency departments to care for children, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open.Katherine E. Re…
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