Many nurses are turning away from hospital employment, criticizing inadequate staffing, difficult schedules, and poor compensation.
Ongoing studies indicate that maternal COVID-19 vaccinations do not have any significant impact on prenatal neurodevelopment.
Veterans with homelessness had higher rates of stimulant prescriptions, despite having a psychotic disorder or active cocaine use disorder.
Patients with epilepsy with cannabis use are more likely to report a history of physical or sexual abuse and comorbid mood disorders.
Trauma exposure was associated with greater OCD severity and comorbidity in 9 of 10 studies. Traumatic life events predicted higher Y-BOCS scores, obsessions, and compulsions (β=0.19, 0.17, and 0.27, ...
Pivya (pivmecillinam) is now available to treat adult female patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused by susceptible bacterial isolates.
Sewage monitoring can alert clinicians to measles risks, guide screening and encourage vaccination before outbreaks peak.
Research on SSRI use during pregnancy indicates that individualized treatment is key to balancing the risks around depression and SSRI use.
Actigraphy, typically used to measure sleep phase variability and daily activity amplitude, may help identify risk for depression relapse.
A ketogenic diet may provide modest antidepressant benefits, but researchers suggest dietary maintenance may be difficult to sustain.
Aerobic and other forms of exercise can help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in a wide range of population groups.
New drugs were approved for the oncology field, and for treating ophthalmic, gastrohepatic, hemologic, and metabolic disorders.