7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (393+ words) Integrating behavioral health clinicians into primary care offices increased the odds 12-fold that patients received mental health treatment, according to a study published in Pediatrics. This study adds to the growing body of evidence that integrated primary care improves outcomes…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (416+ words) More than one-third of patients with cutaneous chronic graft-versus-host disease had a perception of treatment response that differed from their clinicians, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology. Chronic graft-versus-host disease (c GVHD) is a systemic disorder where graft…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (578+ words) Some GLP-1 receptor agonists, particularly semaglutide, reduced the risk for worsening mental health in people with anxiety or depression, data show. "As mental health is now the most common reason people are on sick leave, or absent from work due…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (174+ words) Women who have thyroid dysfunction both before and during pregnancy may have increased risk for having a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, researchers reported in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. There were 51, 296 women in the study, of whom…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (891+ words) Patients with depressive symptoms and asthma had elevated levels of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in association with asthma severity, according to data published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Yet patients with major depressive disorder often…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (745+ words) Weekly cannabis use sessions dropped among men with cannabis use disorder receiving varenicline plus medical management vs. placebo for 12 weeks, according to results published in Addiction. "There are currently no medications that are FDA-approved for the treatment of cannabis use…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (619+ words) Weekly consumption-based metrics may be feasible for measuring safe use thresholds and cannabis use disorder at different severities for adolescent and adults, according to data published in Addiction. "Currently, there is a lack of evidence-based guidance for people who use…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (708+ words) Teenagers and young adults with frequent cannabis use had elevated odds for achieving vaping abstinence with varenicline vs. placebo, and this was also true for those with no cannabis use, according to data published in JAMA Network Open. Varenicline treatment…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1049+ words) Electronic health record workload appeared substantially higher for women physicians, which could lead to increased burnout rates, according to a study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine. "There are many pressures that are contributing to burnout, and despite EHR…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (721+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " Nurses in a critical care unit reported less burnout and more resiliency once a full-time therapist joined their team, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. This addition to the team also reduced…...