Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Feb 10 2023 In the United States, 49.6 million Americans ages 12 and older used cannabis or marijuana in 2020. More than 5.4 million Americans are medical cannabis patients. In Florida alone, where medical cannabis has been legal since 2014, there has been a 1,107.01 percent increase in the number of people […]
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Published on: February 2, 2023 Grace Halsey Among Americans aged 50 to 80 years, approximately 13% met criteria for addiction to highly processed foods in the past year, according to new data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging. The poll found the percentage higher among women than men, and among older adults who say they are
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Francesco Recchia, MSc1; Joshua D. K. Bernal, BSc1; Daniel Y. Fong, PhD2; et alStephen H. S. Wong, PhD3; Pak-Kwong Chung, DPE4; Derwin K. C. Chan, PhD5; Catherine M. Capio, PhD5; Clare C. W. Yu, PhD6; Sam W. S. Wong, DPT7; Cindy H. P. Sit, PhD3; Ya-Jun Chen, PhD8; Walter R. Thompson, PhD9; Parco M. Siu, PhD1 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177(2):132-140. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5090 Key Points Question Can physical activity interventions alleviate depressive symptoms in children and adolescents? Findings This systematic review and meta-analysis included 21 studies involving 2441 participants. The results
Mika Sugiyama, BA1; Kenji J. Tsuchiya, MD, PhD1,2; Yusuke Okubo, MD, PhD3; et alMohammad Shafiur Rahman, PhD1,2; Satoshi Uchiyama, PhD4; Taeko Harada, PhD1,2; Toshiki Iwabuchi, PhD1,2; Akemi Okumura, PhD1,2; Chikako Nakayasu, BA2; Yuko Amma, BA2; Haruka Suzuki, BA2; Nagahide Takahashi, MD, PhD2,5; Barbara Kinsella-Kammerer, MA2,6; Yoko Nomura, MPH, PhD2,6,7; Hiroaki Itoh, MD, PhD8; Tomoko Nishimura, PhD1,2 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Pediatr. Published online January 23, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5356 Key Points Question Is higher screen time in infancy associated with suboptimal neurodevelopment (communication, daily living skills, and socialization) at age 4 years, and are the associations mediated by frequency of outdoor play? Findings In this cohort study,
BY ELLEN BECKPUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 6, 2023 Hospitals are hiring nurse scientists to help bedside nurses advance their careers, providing the education, training and support they need to conduct research, present their findings at national conferences and get published in peer-reviewed journals. Hospitals benefit because often the research these nurses do is based on problems and needs
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“You mean our baby won’t leave this hospital without a trach?” I held the doctor’s gaze before glancing at the crib, where my baby was intubated, sedated, and paralyzed. Unlike his previous ICU stays and lifesaving surgeries, this was supposed to have been an observational 2-night hospitalization after an uncomplicated cleft-lip repair. Now, 5 days
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Media Contact: Bryan Black AUSTIN, TX — As the nurse practitioner (NP) profession looks toward the future, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) has identified five key health care trends to watch. NPs are highly trusted health care providers, and as such, are projected to be the number one fastest-growing profession over the next decade, according to the
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Patient education, strong patient-provider communication, and tools like whiteboards and patient portals will help patients recover information forgotten during inpatient stays. By Sara Heath February 02, 2023 – Despite near-universal confidence, patients are forgetting most of the key information following an inpatient hospital stay, leading experts from the University of Michigan School of Medicine to call for wider
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Alexis Kayser – Monday, January 23rd, 2023 Generation Z is known among their predecessors for demanding difference: different workplace norms, different social initiatives, different technological approaches. They’ll want a different healthcare industry, too, as many literally wear their health metrics on their sleeve. Members of Gen Z are tracking their health with apps and wrist watches, seeking out supplements
Paige Twenter – Friday, February 3rd, 2023 The American Medical Association is tracking about 60 bills that seek to broaden pharmacists’ scope of practice, and its senior attorney said the legislation is “very concerning for us.” “Pharmacists play an important role as medication experts on the healthcare team, but they’re not trained like a physician,” Kimberly Horvath, JD, senior
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