$20 Million Awarded for Quality Payment Program Training
Up to an additional $80 million to be invested into training program over remaining four years
CDC: Fatal Drug Overdoses More Than Doubled Since 1999
Whites, middle-aged adults hardest hit, researchers find
Gestational Weight Gain Linked to Psychosis Risk in Children
Insufficient weight gain linked to increased risk for schizophrenia in offspring later in life
ASA: Exercise Boosts Cognitive Function After Stroke
Most effective programs offer exercises aimed at strength, balance, stretching, and aerobic fitness
Cyberattacks Remain Serious Threat to Health Providers
Processes, technology should be boosted against cyberthreats, which are becoming more sophisticated
Collaborative Care Cuts Depressive Symptoms in Seniors
Among older adults with subthreshold depression, collaborative care linked to decrease in PHQ-9 scores
Off-Label Antidepressant Use Common, but Evidence Lacking
Trazodone for insomnia most common off-label use for antidepressants
Health Information Theft a Pressing Concern for U.S. Patients
44 percent of U.S. adults are worried about having their personal health care information stolen
AAP Policy Statement Focuses on Child Witness Well-Being
Second policy statement develops recommendations for pediatricians relating to expert testimony
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Fell in 2004 to 2012
Prevalence highest among new mothers age ≤19, 20 to 24 years; unmarried mothers; postpartum smokers