Among People at Risk of Opioid Overdose, Black Patients Much Less Likely to Get Treatment
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medications that treat opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths are drastically under-prescribed in the United States, particularly for Black patients, a new study has found.Disabled people on Medicare ar…
Learn MoreER Visits by Teens in Mental Health Crisis Have Declined: CDC
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There’s a glimmer of good news when it comes to the mental health of America’s adolescents: Visits to U.S. emergency departments for psychiatric troubles declined among kids aged 12 to 17 by the fall of 2022,…
Learn MoreMedical Cannabis Tied to Improved Health-Related Quality of Life
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medical cannabis treatment may be associated with improvements in health-related quality of life for patients with a range of health conditions, according to a case series study published online May 9 in JAMA…
Learn MoreChildhood Adversity Tied to Higher Rates of T2DM in Young Adulthood
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Individuals who experience childhood adversity have a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes in early adulthood, according to a study published online April 20 in Diabetologia.Leonie K. Elsenburg, from th…
Learn MoreMethadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When people receive methadone treatment for opioid use disorder, their use of the dangerous drugs heroin and fentanyl significantly declines, a new study shows. But decreases in cocaine or methamphetamine use…
Learn MoreLink Between Gestational Weight Gain, Autism Spectrum Disorder in Offspring Explored
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children with greater predisposition to autism-related behaviors and who have mothers with prepregnancy overweight or obesity, gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with autism spectrum disorder (A…
Learn MoreMindfulness, Self-Compassion Training Improves QOL in Eczema
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A mindfulness and self-compassion training intervention is effective for improving quality of life (QOL) among adults with atopic dermatitis, according to a study published online May 10 in JAMA Dermatology….
Learn MoreMarijuana Use Implicated in Almost a Third of Cases of Schizophrenia in Young Men
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana appears to significantly increase young men’s risk of developing schizophrenia, a new study suggests.Up to 30% of schizophrenia cases among men aged 21 to 30 are related to heavy and problematic us…
Learn MoreHalf of Chicago’s Residents Have Witnessed a Shooting by Age 40
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Living with the potential for gun violence takes a “cumulative physiological toll” on people in Chicago and across the country, said researchers whose new study found that half of that city’s residents had w…
Learn MorePsychologists’ Group Issues First Guidelines on Teens’ Use of Social Media
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It is easy for children to get drawn into Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok, and a leading U.S. psychologists’ group warns they need some training in social media literacy beforehand.The American Psychological Ass…
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