Chelsie Derman

A new study found how premiums for lower-cost plans in Georgia did not reduce enough to make up for the decrease in subsidies, causing people in middle class to have to pay more.

A new study found older adults who are frail are less likely to engage in social interactions, which can cause them to lose social contact and create loneliness.

In an interview with HCPLive, Viktoriya Karakcheyeva, MD, discussed how women healthcare workers experience more burnout than their male colleagues.

The study found being underweight was linked to age-related hearing loss for males, but for females, both underweight and obese were linked to hearing loss.

A study found a 1-percentage point increase in the population with medical debt was associated with 18.3 more physically unhealthy days and 17.9 more mentally unhealthy days per 1000 people for 30 days.

FDA issued a Complete Response Letter to Vanda Pharmaceuticals stating tasimelteon for treating insomnia cannot be approved in its current form due to identified deficiencies.

This psychiatry month in review spotlights new research on detecting and treating major depressive disorder with AI, FDA’s Complete Response Letter for roluperidone, and more.

Our February 2024 month-in-review recaps research on Long COVID’s effect on sleep, Black older adults’ poor sleep quality being linked to executive function decline, among other findings.

In time for daylight savings time starting on March 10, sleep experts weigh in on the harms of the daylight savings transition, such as increased risks for cardiovascular events, car accidents, and mortality.

Older adults who are ≥ 90 years old, have dementia, are frail, and are undergoing vascular surgery have greater hospital readmission rates within 180 days.

A new study found menopausal hormone therapy was associated with a significant reduction in depressive symptoms over time with a greater reduction combined with antidepressants.

Cancer patients with behavioral health disorders, such as substance abuse, eating disorders, and sleep disorders have a 7.76% increase in health care costs, a new study found.

A new study found only 15% of people sleep the recommended 7 – 9 hours for ≥ 5 nights per week.

A new study found cardiovascular risks can last ≥ 3 years after PM2.5 exposure.

MoodCapture, an app with AI that can detect depression onset from facial cues, accurately diagnosed 75% of participants in a study with early symptoms of depression.

Minerva Neurosciences announced the receipt of a Complete Response Letter for roluperidone in treatment of negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia on February 27, 2024 despite clinical trial data indicating improved Negative Symptom Factor Scores and Personal and Social Performance scale scores.

After observing for sex differences, plant-based diet indices were associated with lower odds of OSA risk in males than females.

A new study found female teens and young adults were more likely to have an increased antidepressant dispensing rate during the pandemic than male peers.

A new study found a greater sleep apnea risk was linked to verbal episodic memory decline and worse sleep quality was linked to executive function decline.

A new study found patients with Parkinson’s disease have a lower daytime light exposure with a mean light intensity of 201.1 lux than controls with a light intensity of 337.7 lux.

A new study found gender inequality, poor work-life balance, a lack of workplace autonomy, and caregiving responsibilities contribute to women in healthcare professions having more stress than their male colleagues.

A new study for women with ≥ 4 hours a day of sedentary behavior had an increased risk of OSA but not for women with < 4 hours of sedentary behavior.

A new study found there was a J-shape relationship between dietary thiamine income and the 5-year decline rate in the global and composite cognitive scores.

Among youth with intellectual disabilities and autism, black children and females are more likely to be placed in foster care, a new study found.

A new study found crisis response planning for PTSD among military veterans had lower onset of suicidal ideation than veterans with self-guided safety planning.

A new study found non-hospitalized COVID-19 survivors from a Vietnam general population had a 76.1% prevalence of insomnia, with 22.8% of respondents with insomnia scoring for severe insomnia.

Unlike several European countries, Brazil does not have recurring price reductions, which could contribute to the distorted prices for biological medicines.

A new study found the Healthy Patterns Sleep Program—where people have timed activities aligning with circadian rhythms—improves the quality of life after 4 weeks for individuals with cognitive impairment.

Nearly half (47%) of biosimilar users knew they were using biosimilars but 31% thought the medicine was an originator. In contrast, 80% of originator users knew they were using an originator, and none thought they were using a biosimilar.

Older adults who use a salt substitute had a 40% lower incidence of experiencing hypertension than people who use regular salt.