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No benefit of cannabis on depression in pregnant women with OUD
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- Fran Lowry
“To our knowledge, this is the first time looking at the impact of cannabis on the specific population of pregnant women with” OUD, said Dr....
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ADHD meds may boost treatment retention in comorbid addiction
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- Fran Lowry
About 25% of patients presenting to outpatient substance use care meet criteria for an ADHD diagnosis.
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COVID-19 drives innovation in addiction treatment
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- Fran Lowry
“The onset of COVID really upended a lot of things, but ... now there may not be just one right way for recovery,” said Haley Fulton, a fourth-...
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New reports guide return to play in athletes with COVID-19
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- Fran Lowry
Researchers found a high prevalence of pericardial involvement in college-student athletes who have recovered...
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New return-to-play recommendations for athletes with COVID-19
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- Fran Lowry
The American College of Cardiology’s Sports and Exercise Cardiology Section has updated its May 2020 recommendations on safe return to play among...
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Being HIV positive increases risk of death from COVID-19
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- Fran Lowry
For patients below the age of 70, the risk of mortality was double in people with HIV.
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Novel therapy an effective alternative to ECT for suicidality in TRD?
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- Fran Lowry
"The field needs new ways of approaching suicidality because it's becoming a bigger issue and a major concern, especially now with COVID," said Dr...
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Cardiorespiratory fitness may alter AFib ablation outcomes
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- Fran Lowry
Patients with the highest level of cardiorespiratory fitness at baseline had the best outcomes after atrial fibrillation ablation in a single-...
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New long-term data for antipsychotic in pediatric bipolar depression
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- Fran Lowry
Up to 2 years of treatment with lurasidone was associated with continued improvement in depressive symptoms, the investigators reported.
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Irritability strongly linked to suicidal behavior in major depression
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- Fran Lowry
The association between irritability and suicidality was two to 11 times stronger than the link to overall depression, the investigators reported...
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First-in-class antipsychotic linked to lower cardiometabolic risk
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- Fran Lowry
"Lumateperone seems to be the safest antipsychotic we have seen so far," said Dr. Christoph Correll.
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Dietary intervention cuts mood swings, other bipolar symptoms
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- Fran Lowry
"The best message for doctors to tell their patients at this point is one of general nutritional health," said Dr. Erika Saunders.
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‘Eye-opening’: Cognitive decline with endocrine therapy for breast cancer
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- Fran Lowry
A substudy analysis suggests endocrine therapy can cause cognitive impairment in women with breast cancer....
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Botox: A new option for endometriosis pain?
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- Fran Lowry
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. - Pelvic floor spasm may be an important factor in endometriosis-associated pelvic pain.
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Implantable stimulator shows promise for chronic knee pain
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- Fran Lowry
A small, five-patient case series shows pain intensity had dropped substantially 6 months after implantation.