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Catch and Treat a Stealth Diagnosis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Targeted treatment dramatically improves the life trajectory of those with OCD.
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Hypochondriasis Linked to Increased Risk for All-Cause Mortality
Individuals with hypochondriasis had an 84% higher risk for all-cause mortality.
Opinion
New Insights, New Standards: How 2023 Changed Care for Internists
Dr. Sarah Candler explores the year’s big developments in HIV, RSV, anxiety, and atrial fibrillation.
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How an Obesity Drug Could Help Alcohol Use Disorder
“There was a very strong response, even at a very low dose.”
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What Makes Patients Vulnerable to Delusions of Parasitosis?
"Changes in health care, such as the dramatic increase in stimulant prescriptions and alternatives to opioids in pain management, may be...
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Light therapy a beacon of hope for Alzheimer’s?
Light therapy significantly improved sleep and reduced agitation and depression.
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Depression, constipation, UTIs early signs of MS?
“The main contribution of the data on prodromes in MS is to clarify that the disease and its mechanisms are frequently underway well before the...
Opinion
Toward a better framework for postmarketing reproductive safety surveillance of medications
We want to empower patients to make decisions that work for them based on more rapidly accumulating information and help inform their decisions....
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1 in 3 women have lasting health problems after giving birth: Study
“Broader and more comprehensive health service opportunities are needed, which should extend beyond 6 weeks postpartum and embrace...
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Adverse events in childhood alter brain function
“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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Higher blood levels of oleic acid tied to depression
Serum oleic acid levels were positively associated with depression before and after multivariable adjustment.