Mental Health
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New report cites mental health challenges faced by separated immigrant children
Clinicians encounter significant difficulties when addressing needs of unaccompanied immigrant children in federal custody, OIG report finds.
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FCC backs designating 988 as suicide prevention hotline
The report submitted to Congress says the new three-digit number “could be more effective” at prevention than the current 10-digit one.
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USPSTF draft guidance calls for drug use screening
They found “adequate evidence” that screening tools can detect illicit drug use.
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Medical societies urge action to reduce gun violence
Comprehensive criminal background checks for all firearm purchases, freedom to counsel patients are key asks.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC finds that too little naloxone is dispensed
Despite increases in the number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed, many patients at risk for overdose are not offered the potentially life-...
Practice Puzzler
Polypharmacy in the Elderly
This clinical puzzle is based on Barclay K, Frasetto A, Robb J, Mandel ED. Polypharmacy in the Elderly: How to Reduce Adverse Drug Events. ...
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Pharmacist stigma a barrier to rural buprenorphine access
SAN ANTONIO – The role of pharmacists in access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder has been neglected but remains an...
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Most preschoolers with signs of ADHD aren’t ready for primary school
They scored much worse than counterparts on measures of school readiness.
Conference Coverage
Alzheimer’s disease raises risk for recurrent seizures
LOS ANGELES – In one cohort study, nearly 70% of Alzheimer’s disease patients who had one seizure had another within months, and seizures were...
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First-time fathers at risk of postnatal depressive symptoms
"Strategies to promote better sleep, mobilize social support, and strengthen the couple relationship may be important to address in innovative...