Screen Time Linked to Decreases in Measures of Parent-Child Talk
Young children's exposure to screen time linked to decreases in adult words, child vocalizations, back-and-forth interactions
Medical Debt Linked to Worse Health Status, Increased Mortality
Increase seen in physically and mentally unhealthy days during past month, years of life lost, age-adjusted all-cause mortality rate
Pediatricians Feel Less Prepared to Care for Teens’ Opioid Use Disorder
Findings compared with management of alcohol, cannabis, or e-cigarette use
Schizophrenia Linked to Increased Risk for Subsequent CVD Events
Association between schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease events more pronounced in women than men
Behavioral Health Disorders Linked to Worse Outcomes After Cancer Surgery
Patients with BHD are less likely to undergo resection and have increased odds of a complication
Average Annual Number of Deaths From Excessive Alcohol Use Increasing
From 2016-2017 to 2020-2021, deaths from excessive alcohol use increased 26.8 and 34.7 percent among males and females
Acupuncture Helps Alleviate PTSD Symptoms in Combat Veterans
Benefits seen for reducing PTSD symptom severity and enhancing fear extinction
Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Improve Depression Symptoms
Authors say more studies are needed to understand ideal timing window for treatment initiation
Four in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Know Someone Who Died From Drug Overdose
One-third of those say their lives were disrupted by the overdose death
Cannabis Use Linked to Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes
Proportionately lower log odds seen for heart disease, MI, stroke, composite outcome for days of use between zero and 30 a month