Removal of Tonsils, Adenoids May Increase Stress-Related Disorders in Children, Teens
Higher subsequent risk for stress-related disorders seen compared with unexposed population controls, matched sibling cohort
7.9 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in January to June 2024
No change seen in percentage of people who were uninsured from 2023 to first half of 2024; lower percentage had public coverage
CDC: ~5 Percent of Pregnant Women Report Intimate Partner Violence
IPV linked to delayed or no prenatal care, depression in pregnancy, cigarette smoking, substance use, low birth weight
Western U.S. Faces Spike in Illegally Manufactured Fentanyl Deaths
2023 to 2024 saw approximately sevenfold increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil
Study Looks at Impact of Children’s Exposure to Lead in the United States
Increase of 0.13 standard deviations seen in overall liability to mental illness assuming published lead-psychopathology links are causal
Faster Psychotherapy Use Seen in Some Socioeconomically Advantaged Groups
Inequalities seen across telemedicine access, including higher use in younger adults, nonmarried persons, college educated
Fitbit Data Produce Accurate Mood Symptomatology Predictions
Good performance seen for predicting depression, hypomania in people with bipolar disorder
Antiobesity Medications Tied to Decreased Alcohol Use
Findings seen among individuals enrolled in a telehealth weight management program
Preferential Promotion of White Men Persisting in Academic Medicine
Black women significantly less likely to be promoted to assistant professor, full professor compared with White men
Pain + Depressive Symptoms Increase Risk for Cognitive Decline
Decline seen in global cognition, memory in adults aged at least 50 years
