‘It’s Gonna Be (Ly)me’: Justin Timberlake Brings Attention, Awareness to Disease
Pop icon Justin Timberlake’s recent disclosure that he has Lyme disease is drawing new attention to a common but often misunderstood illness — and may open the door to conversations between physicians and their patients. In a candid Instagram post, Timberlake described his experience with the illness as “relentlessly debilitating,” with symptoms including “crazy fatigue,” […]
Longer Use of ADHD Meds May Boost Heart Risk
Longer use of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly hypertension and arterial disease, a nested case-control study from Sweden showed. Risk of cardiovascular disease rose with longer cumulative exposure to the drugs, peaking at 3 to 5 years of use (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.27, 95% […]
Longer Use of ADHD Meds May Boost Heart Risk
Longer use of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly hypertension and arterial disease, a nested case-control study from Sweden showed. Risk of cardiovascular disease rose with longer cumulative exposure to the drugs, peaking at 3 to 5 years of use (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.27, 95% […]
ADHD and Car Crashes; New Guidance on Stimulant Use Disorder Tx; KarXT Heads to FDA
Older adults with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had a significantly higher incidence of car crashes. (JAMA Network Open) Meanwhile, the estimated prevalence of ADHD in kids 4 years and up held steady — between 10.08% to 10.47% — from 2017 to 2022, according to nationally representative data. (JAMA Network Open) The FDA released new draft […]
How Far Would the GOP Presidential Candidates Go to End Abortion?
Discussion on abortion is certain to capture voters’ attention at the first Republican primary debate for the 2024 presidential election, to be held in Milwaukee on Wednesday. After the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last summer, the decision over the legality of abortion was left to states to decide, and conservative-led states rapidly […]
Experts Reveal 3 Exercises That May Help Kids Perform Better In School
RichLegg via Getty Images Improving attention, decreasing burnout and boosting memory can begin with leisure-time activities. The movement kids get throughout the day just might affect their classroom performance. Case in point: a recent study by the University of Eastern Finland. The research looked at more than 34,000 adolescent Finnish students. Those who had active […]
DOJ Goes After PA for Amniotic Fluid Injections
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has turned its attention to birth tissue products, charging a Texas-based physician assistant with healthcare fraud for allegedly injecting patients with amniotic fluid in a “dubious attempt at pain management,” announced the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Ray Anthony Shoulders, PA, allegedly submitted $788,000 in fraudulent claims […]
Treating childhood ADHD with stimulant meds not associated with increased substance use later in life, study finds
Children taking a prescription stimulant to manage symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not have more substance use or substance use disorder (SUD) as adolescents or young adults, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Published today in JAMA Psychiatry, the study may provide some […]
The 4 Biggest Early Warning Signs Of Lyme Disease
Oscar Wong via Getty Images Beware of ticks this summer and pay attention to these signs of Lyme disease. While the arrival of summer brings the opportunity to spend more time lounging on your lawn or hiking woodsy trails, we’re not the only ones excited about the long, warm days ahead: Ticks are most active […]
More Harm Reduction, Less Abstinence-Only in COVID Messaging, Experts Say
More attention to harm reduction — rather than totally abstaining from risky behaviors — would improve messaging on the COVID-19 pandemic, Amesh Adalja, MD, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, said Wednesday. “A lot of COVID-19 was abstinence-only” when it came to behavior, Adalja said during an online briefing sponsored […]