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Nearly half a billion dollars promised by the Obama administration for opioid abuse prevention and treatment programs will be handed out by the Trump administration.

Trump Administration Offers Grants to Fight Opioid Crisis

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Money to be used to train health professionals, foster prescription drug monitoring programs
Hoping to cut the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing home residents

Antipsychotic Medication Use Can Be Reduced in Dementia Patients

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New method helps curb undesirable behavior by recognizing dementia patients' unmet needs
The benefits of sharing notes with patients include improved patient engagement and empowerment

Potential Benefits, Risks of OpenNotes Discussed

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Benefits include improved patient engagement, while risks include avoidance of writing candidly
Technology using a patient's own brainwaves might offer hope against tough-to-treat posttraumatic stress disorder

Non-Invasive Neurotechnology May Help Ease PTSD Symptoms

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Study is preliminary, but suggests an acoustic 'feedback' technology might help some patients
More than twice as many pregnant 12- to 17-year-olds use marijuana as their nonpregnant peers

Marijuana Use Higher in Pregnant Teens Than Nonpregnant Peers

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Some pregnant women may be using marijuana as an antiemetic
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy doesn't appear to raise a child's risk of autism

Link Between Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy, Autism Challenged

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After accounting for other factors that increase risk, the association disappeared
An intervention to foster resilience among professional women at high risk for stress and burnout is beneficial

Intervention Fosters Resilience to Stress, Burnout for Mothers

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More improvements in depression, global symptoms for mothers in Authentic Connections Groups
An estimated 8.3 million American adults -- about 3.4 percent of the U.S. population -- suffer from serious psychological distress

Care Access Worsening for Adults With Psychological Distress

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About 1 in 10 Americans with severe distress don't have insurance coverage for condition
Cervical cancer screening rates are much lower among women with severe mental illness than among other women

Cervical Cancer Screen Rates Low for Women With Mental Illness

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Rates of the disease tend to be higher in this group, researcher says
Young doctors often have unprofessional or offensive content on their Facebook profiles

Doctors Need to Be Mindful of What They Post on Social Media

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Investigators find many examples of unprofessional, 'potentially objectionable' behavior online