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Sexual dysfunction common in schizophrenia
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
Better screening and treatment of depression “may be an effective strategy to improve sexual health in patients with schizophrenia.”
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New evidence early treatment improves preclinical MS outcomes
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
“For the first time, we may have an opportunity to better identify those at risk for a primary progressive clinical course at this preclinical...
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Lead exposure still a global health burden
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
Estimates place lead exposure on a par with ambient particulate matter and household air pollution combined, and ahead of unsafe household...
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Stress, insomnia tied to increased AFib risk for older women
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
The results support the hypothesis that psychosocial predictors account for additional risk for AF “above and beyond” traditional AF risk factors...
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Pandemic tied to significant drop in residents’ PTSD rates
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
Residents training during the pandemic, compared with prepandemic, also reported higher workload satisfaction.
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Growing public perception that cannabis is safer than tobacco
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
There was a significant shift over time toward an increasingly favorable perception of cannabis; more respondents reported cannabis was “somewhat...
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Autism tied to higher rates of self-harm, suicide
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
For both females and males, final models showed autism per se was not significantly associated with suicide death, but certain correlates were...
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New consensus on managing acetaminophen poisoning
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
The panel emphasized the role of the patient’s history; an inaccurate estimate of the time of ingestion can lead to the erroneous conclusion that...
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Early or delayed AFib ablation after heart failure hospitalization?
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
Early catheter ablation, as early as during the hospitalization for HF, “might be a way to stabilize HF.”
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High-intensity interval training before major surgery may boost postoperative outcomes
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
HIIT could be cost-effective and “should be included in prehabilitation programs.”
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Gut and oral flora linked to subclinical CAD, inflammation
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
“Sch bacteria may “contribute to atherogenesis by direct infection or by altering host metabolism.”
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Promising phase 3 results for Alzheimer’s drug donanemab
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
The TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study showed significant slowing of disease progression.
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U.S. states, counties with highest Alzheimer’s prevalence rates identified
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
“These new findings could help physicians treating or caring for minority populations “understand the landscape of what the disease looks like.”...
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Group mindfulness programs tied to reduced stress
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
The results “encourage implementation of teacher-led MBPs for adults in nonclinical settings,” said the study authors.
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Men and women react differently to acute stress
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
In men, stress rapidly improved the ability to downregulate emotional arousal via distraction that was fully mediated by cortisol.