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A History of Concussion Linked to Maternal Mental Illness
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- Fran Lowry
“Mothers are already an at-risk population for mental illness, as illustrated by the high rates of postpartum depression, and so are people with a...
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COVID on the Floor Linked to Outbreaks on Two Hospital Wards
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- Fran Lowry
With every 10-fold increase in viral copies, the chance of an impending outbreak of COVID-19 rose 22-fold.
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New Treatment Effective for Male Postpartum Depression
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- Fran Lowry
In a study conducted in Pakistan, about 70% fathers with postpartum depression who received the intervention showed complete remission of their...
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Meat Alternatives May Benefit the Heart
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- Fran Lowry
Switching from meat to plant-based alternatives may improve CV disease risk, study finds, though more data needed.
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Most Homeless People Have Mental Health Disorders
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- Fran Lowry
The current prevalence of mental health disorders among people experiencing homelessness was 67% and the lifetime prevalence was 77%.
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COVID Vaccinations Less Prevalent in Marginalized Patients
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- Fran Lowry
Patients in the most unvaccinated group tended to live in places with more ethnic diversity, higher material deprivation, and lower incomes.
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Prevalence of Dementia in Homeless Twice That in Housed
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- Fran Lowry
“Whether dementia caused the homelessness or homelessness caused the dementia, it’s a bidirectional relationship.”
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Sublingual Immunotherapy Safe, Effective for Older Kids
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- Fran Lowry
“So now we have the best of both worlds. We harness the safety of SLIT for the first 1-2 years, with the effectiveness of OIT for the remainder of...
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Healthcare Workers Face Increased Risks During the Pandemic
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- Fran Lowry
During the pandemic, healthcare workers were at heightened risk for COVID infection.
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Male Surgeons Linked With Higher Subsequent Healthcare Costs
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- Fran Lowry
Surgical costs are higher when surgery is performed by a male surgeon, according to data from 1 million patients.
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Adverse events in childhood alter brain function
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- Fran Lowry
“We have certainly learned so much more over the past decade about early adversity and that it does have a profound impact on the brain and...
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Dual treatment may boost efficacy in chronic migraine
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- Fran Lowry
“We have lots of individuals for whom single treatment is not sufficient and who need this combination of treatment, and it is often denied by...
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Classification identifies four stages of heart attack
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- Fran Lowry
“Even inside the hospital, we have heterogeneity in mortality risk. But we are not paying attention to one patient differently than the other,...
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Obesity boosts gestational diabetes risk in women with PCOS
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- Fran Lowry
Prepregnancy insulin resistance is common among women with PCOS and may play a major part in the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes.
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Adolescents’ acute care use for eating disorders has risen
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- Fran Lowry
“Eating disorders tend to fester amid silence and isolation and inactivity, and that was very much our experience during the lockdown phase of the...