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Denied by Insurance? Why Fighting Back Sometimes Works
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 – After three years, $40,000 in medical bills and five insurance denials, April and Justin Beck finally won their battle to get life-changing treatment for their 9-year-old...
Children Most Likely to Be Killed in Mass Shooting by Family Member
FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2025 – From 2009 to 2020, a child was most likely to be killed in a mass shooting by a parent or other family member, according to a research letter published online Feb. 10 in JAMA...
Mass Shootings That Claim Most Kids' Lives Are Done by Family Members
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – When most people think of kids killed in mass shootings, they imagine it occurring at the hands of a stranger, and at school. The reality, according to a new report, is that...
Antipsychotics at Doses >75 mg a Day Linked to Risk for Tardive Dyskinesia
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – Antipsychotics at doses >75 mg/day are associated with an increased risk for tardive dyskinesia (TD), according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical...
Being Told to 'Calm Down,' Other Microaggressions May Raise Risk for Postpartum Hypertension
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – The words “calm down” are worse than unhelpful – they actually can increase blood pressure among new mothers of color, a study has found. Gender-based racism through such mic...
Disparities Seen in Firearm, Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities in U.S. Youth
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – Disparities exist in firearm and motor vehicle crash (MVC) fatalities among youth in the United States, according to a study published online Dec. 23 in JAMA Pediatrics. Lois...
2018 to 2020 Saw Rise in Firearm Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 – Firearm injury-related emergency department visit rates increased from 2018 to 2020, then decreased through 2023, according to research published in the Nov. 21 issue of the...
Poll Finds Many Parents Struggling to Manage Kids' Anger
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – Angry outbursts are common among children, as siblings squabble and kids protest the unfairness of rules like screen time limits. Now, a new survey shows that many parents...
Preteen Screen Time Can Affect Adolescent Mental Health
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – More screen time in preteens is prospectively associated with later mental health disorders in adolescence, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in BMC Public ...
Deadly Legacy of Storms Like Helene Can Linger for Over a Decade
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – As the southeastern United States begins to recover from Helene's devastation, a new study suggests the health impact of major storms can linger for over a decade. So far,...
One Gun Law Reduces School Shooting Deaths
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 – Laws that ban assault weapons do indeed protect children from dying in mass shootings, but the same can't be said for more common types of gun restrictions and regulations,...
Childhood Trauma Tied to Worse Health, Risks Later in Life
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – Childhood adversity is associated with worse biological health and an elevated risk for many major health problems, according to a study published in the January 2025...
Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children's Mental Health
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – As wildfires continue to burn across parts of California, a new study finds that smoke from these blazes and other air pollution could be harming kids’ mental health. R...
It's High Number of Guns, Not Mental Health Crises, That Drives U.S. Gun Deaths: Study
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – Widespread and easy access to guns is the reason behind the shockingly high rate of firearm deaths in the United States, and not any rise in mental health problems...
FDA Approves Igalmi (dexmedetomidine) Sublingual Film for Acute Treatment of Agitation Associated with Schizophrenia or Bipolar I or II Disorder in Adults
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTAI), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to identify and develop...