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The use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with a lower risk of alcohol-related hospitalization in adults with alcohol addiction, a retrospective study found. (BMJ Open)
GLP-1 drugs for obesity were linked with reduced binge eating-related behaviors and emotional eating in a systematic review and meta-analysis. (eClinicalMedicine)
Roughly one in seven adults 70 and older had a mental disorder in 2023 -- most commonly anxiety or depression -- according to the World Health Organization.
Concerned about at-home ketamine use, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has launched multiple investigations into online sellers. (Wall Street Journal via MSN)
YouTube appealed a Los Angeles jury's verdict that determined the social media company made its platform addictive without concern for kids' well-being. (AP)
Meanwhile, a cohort study in JAMA Network Open found that attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in boys were linked to problematic social media use.
In a randomized trial, kids who took dexamphetamine for ADHD had greater weight loss at 3 months compared with those on methylphenidate, but the two stimulants matched each other for short-term symptom response. (Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health)
As overdose deaths decline in most of the nation, drug-related deaths in Arizona keep climbing. (New York Times)
Puberty blockers were linked to a partial reduction in mental health disparities in transgender youth ages 10 to 17 years, nationwide claims data suggested. (JAMA Network Open)
An imaging study suggested a reduction in dopamine-releasing neurons in the brains of people with long COVID. (eBioMedicine)
As healthcare providers overall have spent less on lobbying efforts to influence policymakers in the past decade, money from psychiatry and psychology appears to have increased. (JAMA Psychiatry)
As postpartum psychosis cases rise, health experts urged earlier screening, public awareness, and policy reform. (Time)
After experiencing postpartum anxiety, an Atlanta mother launched a doula service agency to help support new mothers. (CBS News)
Sexual minority emergency medicine residents had a higher prevalence of burnout than their heterosexual peers, a cross-sectional study showed. (JAMA Network Open)
