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Prevention and treatment

AAP Urges Doctors Not to Punish Pregnant Women for Opioid Use

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Group says better prevention and treatment, not jail time, would stem surge in drug-addicted newborns
Expectant and new fathers who are in poor health or have high levels of stress are at increased risk for depression

Postpartum Depression Also Affects New Fathers

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Men who are stressed or in poor health seem to be at highest risk
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is associated with the delayed development of five brain regions and should be considered a brain disorder

Delayed Development ID’d in Five Brain Regions of ADHD Patients

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity should be considered a brain disorder, researchers say
By using magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate size

MRI Can Identify Early Signs of ASD in High-Risk Infants

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MRI + computer algorithm indicate which high-risk babies might develop autism spectrum disorder
Health care spending is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 5.6 percent from 2016 to 2025

Health Care Spending Expected to Grow 5.6% Annually to 2025

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National health expenditures expected to represent 19.9 percent of gross domestic product by 2025
Women who use hormone therapy after menopause may not have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

Hormone Therapy Doesn’t Appear to Protect Against Alzheimer’s

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Possible benefit for long-term hormone therapy, but results not definitive
The risks of adverse events are similar with short-term use of typical and atypical antipsychotic medications after cardiac surgery in seniors

Similar Adverse Event Risk for Typical, Atypical Antipsychotics

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However, greater use of brain imaging associated with atypical APMs after cardiac surgery in seniors
For the first time

Evidence of CTE Identified in Former Soccer Players

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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy rate among former soccer players higher than in general population
About half of patients with chronic plaque psoriasis have fatigue

Fatigue Occurs in ~50 Percent With Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

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Objective measures of psoriasis disease activity are not associated with fatigue severity
Health officials in Utah and Louisiana have issued orders to make naloxone more widely available in an effort to prevent overdose deaths

Access to Naloxone Eased in Louisiana, Utah

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Standing orders for naloxone allow it to be dispensed to laypeople without patient-specific prescription