TOPLINE: Pediatric mental health emergency department (MH-ED) visits exceeded the expected rates adjusted for seasonality during each of the first five COVID-19 waves in New York City (NYC). METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the INSIGHT Clinical Research Network database, which encompasses electronic health records from five major medical centers in the NYC metropolitan […]
TOPLINE: Black psychiatric inpatients are 85% more likely to be restrained with a physical or mechanical hold or with medication than White patients, and often for longer periods, new research suggests. METHODOLOGY: The study, part of a larger retrospective chart review of inpatient psychiatric electronic medical records (EMRs), included 29,739 adolescents (aged 12–17 years) and […]
Vape activists claim Government ban of disposable e-cigarettes ‘will cause one in five users to return to tobacco’ Vape advocates say a ban would cause one in five to return to smoking tobacco Vaping advocates have hit out at Government plans to ban disposable e-cigarettes and their sweet flavours, claiming it would see one in five […]
TOPLINE: Risk of death by suicide was lower among US veterans with a disability compared with non-veterans with a disability, new data from the 2015-2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) show. Investigators speculate that veteran status may mitigate suicide risk given increased provision of disability-related care through the Department of Veterans Affairs, […]
Reviewed IU School of Medicine researchers are taking steps to improve the accessibility and quality of care for adolescents experiencing opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUDs), thanks to a new $5 million grant from the National Institute of Health's Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative. The grant will fund the […]
Dr Ellie on why people should be taking Vitamin D supplements As the days grow shorter and the weather takes a turn for the worse, the window for spending time outdoors shrinks, meaning your exposure to sunlight drops significantly. This lack of sunshine can lead to a deficiency in vitamin D, which is a key […]
President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Social Security Administration on Thursday promised senators that he would address hardships the agency has caused by trying to recoup billions of dollars it mistakenly overpays beneficiaries each year. At his confirmation hearing on Thursday, Democratic former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said he would "absolutely prioritize" reducing overpayments […]
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Breast cancer patients could soon get a BIONIC BREAST that brings back sensation in the chest after a mastectomy An implant connected to electrodes will send signals to the brain when touched The device was based on previous research into restoring feeling in amputees READ MORE: Breast cancer shot could eliminate form of disease in SEVEN […]
Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever in war-torn Sudan have left more than 100 people dead since August, the health ministry said on Saturday. A total of 1,049 cases of cholera, 73 of them fatal, were recorded in Khartoum, Al-Jazira state to its south and Gedaref state to the its west, the ministry said. Khartoum […]
