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Bariatric surgery lacks impact on teens’ long-term mental health
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- Jennie Smith
Young people who underwent bariatric surgery for obesity used more mental health services than their nontreated peers, and their degree of weight...
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Family-focused therapy linked to longer remissions in youth at risk for bipolar disorder
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- Jennie Smith
For young people with mood symptoms and a family history of bipolar disorder, 4 weeks of intensive family sessions meant more time between mood...
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Age, race affect preterm birth risk in women with obesity
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- Jennie Smith
White and Hispanic women saw a protective effect before age 20, after which obesity became a risk factor, but in black women, the crossover did...
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iPLEDGE vexes dermatologists treating transgender patients
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- Jennie Smith
In a survey, half of dermatologists report uncertainties when registering transgender patients in iPLEDGE.
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Fast, aggressive eczema treatment linked to fewer food allergies by age 2
- Author:
- Jennie Smith
Infants treated with corticosteroids for atopic dermatitis within 4 months of onset had half the food allergies as those treated later.
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Mandatory OSA treatment for truckers lowers insurance costs
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- Jennie Smith
Treated truckers saw health care savings that could help offset the costs of OSA programs.
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High burden of mental health symptoms in teens with insomnia
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- Jennie Smith
Among youth seen at a sleep clinic for insomnia, most had a previous mental health diagnosis and evidence of current symptoms
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Low-FODMAP diet eases gut symptoms in IBD
- Author:
- Jennie Smith
A 4-week diet low in fermentable carbohydrates eased gut symptoms in people with inflammatory bowel disease.
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Low-FODMAP diet eases gut symptoms in IBD
- Author:
- Jennie Smith
A 4-week diet low in fermentable carbohydrates eased gut symptoms in people with inflammatory bowel disease.
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Anakinra treatment for pediatric ‘cytokine storms’: Does one size fit all?
- Author:
- Jennie Smith
A retrospective cohort study saw mortality reduced if anakinra was administered early to treat sHLH/MAS. But experts caution that anakinra may not...
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Drug abuse–linked infective endocarditis spiking in U.S.
- Author:
- Jennie Smith
New cases doubled from 2002 to 2016, and those affected tended to be younger white males living in poverty.
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Guideline: Blood CO2 can be used to screen for OHS
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- Jennie Smith
For patients considered at low risk of obesity hypoventilation syndrome, a simpler screening test may be used in lieu of arterial blood gas...
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Diabetes effect in heart failure varies by phenotype
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- Jennie Smith
In a pan-Asian cohort of heart failure patients with diabetes, there were differences in cardiac remodeling between patients with preserved left...
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Progression in Huntington’s linked to CAG repeat number
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- Jennie Smith
The number of CAG trinucleotide repeats, which varies by individual, has long been linked to age at onset in Huntington’s disease; now...
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Mediterranean diet tied to improved cognition in type 2 diabetes
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- Jennie Smith
The association was significant in those with effective glycemic control.