Chelsie Derman

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.

A new study found engaging the amygdala can help with memory recall for individuals with depression—and familiar scents helped more than word cues. Memories with odor cues were more arousing and vivid.

A secondary analysis found a brain scan with an AI algorithm predicted within a week 1/3 of patients would respond to sertraline and 2/3 would not.

Sleep apnea prevalence in cardiology patients was similar to the rates in patients with heart failure., and sleep apnea prevalence in cardio-oncology patients was the same or greater than other traditional risk factors.

Telehealth appointments, patients who prefer speaking non-English, older adults, and patients on Medicaid had lower odds of having a depression screening during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

In an interview with HCPLive, Leesha Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH, broke down factors contributing to the bipolar disorder diagnosis gap for African Americans.

After 18 months of informing clinicians about the harm of unnecessary screenings, PSA screening among men aged > 76 years fell from 32 per 100 people to 28.5, unspecified urine screening fell from 33.7 to 24.2, and diabetes overtreatment fell from 20.0 to 16.7.

After a study assessed how sleep was hindered following incidences where the police killed unarmed Black individuals, Black respondents had shorter sleep durations and more very short sleep (< 6 hours) than White participants.

A new study found balance and falling were linked to an increased risk of all-cause mortality, as well as cause-specific mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes.