Tailored text messages plus motivational interviewing sustain MVPA in older adults with HIV
Tailored text messages help people with HIV over 50 maintain physical activity
In an RCT of 118 people with HIV aged ≥50, adding tailored text messages to motivational interviewing helped sustain moderate-to-vigorous ph…
Tailored text messages helped older adults with HIV keep exercising for nearly 50 minutes daily while those receiving general messages saw a…
Sentinel surveillance and sequencing used to characterize SARS-CoV-2 community transmission in New York City
How did COVID-19 spread through New York City communities?
A surveillance report from New York City used sentinel monitoring of influenza-like symptoms and genetic sequencing to characterize communit…
New York City health officials used genetic sequencing to track how the virus spread through neighborhoods and identify infection origins.
Psychiatric facility's COVID-19 prevention response described after admitting two infected patients
Psychiatric hospital describes COVID-19 prevention measures after admitting infected patients
A case report describes the response at a psychiatric hospital in Wyoming after admitting two patients with COVID-19.
A Wyoming psychiatric hospital admitted two COVID-19 patients and shared the steps it took to stop the virus from spreading to others.
Anxiety and depressive symptoms increased among U.S. adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
Anxiety and depression symptoms increased among U.S. adults during the pandemic
An observational study of U.S. adults found the percentage reporting recent anxiety or depressive symptoms increased from 36% to 42% between…
Anxiety and depression symptoms rose among U.S. adults from Aug 2020 to Feb 2021, with biggest jumps in young adults and those with less edu…
FDA Approves Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets (SR) (bupropion) for Major Depressive Disorder
FDA approves a new, longer-acting version of the antidepressant bupropion
The FDA has approved Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets (SR) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).
A new extended-release antidepressant now helps adults manage depression for up to 44 weeks following initial treatment.
Flood exposure associated with elevated odds of PTSD, depression, and anxiety in affected populations
Flood exposure linked to higher odds of PTSD, depression, and anxiety
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 107 studies, with 18 included in quantitative synthesis, found flood exposure was associated with s…
People exposed to flooding face three times higher odds of PTSD, double the risk of depression, and nearly triple the risk of anxiety compar…
Exercise reduces depression and anxiety symptoms across populations in meta-meta-analysis
Can exercise ease depression and anxiety? A massive review says yes
A meta-meta-analysis of 63 studies (81 meta-analyses) involving 79,551 participants found exercise reduced depression (SMD=-0.61) and anxiet…
A massive review of nearly 80,000 people found exercise consistently reduces symptoms of both depression and anxiety across all ages.
Virtual reality reduces intraoperative anxiety and pain in adult oral surgery patients
Virtual reality may reduce anxiety and pain during oral surgery procedures
A meta-analysis of 9 studies found virtual reality interventions significantly reduced intraoperative anxiety (SMD = -0.26) and pain (SMD = …
Wearing virtual reality headsets during oral surgery helps adults feel less anxious and experience less pain while getting procedures like t…
Manual acupuncture reduces anxiety symptoms versus sham and usual care in meta-analysis of 20 RCTs
Manual acupuncture shows promise for reducing anxiety symptoms in research review
A meta-analysis of 20 RCTs (1,462 patients with anxiety) found manual acupuncture significantly reduced anxiety versus sham acupuncture (SMD…
Manual acupuncture reduced anxiety symptoms better than fake needles or waiting lists immediately after treatment, though benefits against u…
Meta-analysis finds error processing generally comparable in MDD versus healthy controls
Does depression change how the brain catches mistakes? A new review suggests maybe not
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies on error-related negativity (ERN) and 10 on error positivity (Pe) in major depressive di…
A review finds the brain's mistake-detection signals are mostly normal in depression, but one signal weakens in people with other mental hea…
Meta-analysis finds mGluR modulators show no significant efficacy for schizophrenia symptoms
Study finds experimental schizophrenia drugs not more effective than current treatments
A meta-analysis of 10 RCTs involving 3715 participants with schizophrenia found that mGluR agonists and positive allosteric modulators (POMA…
New experimental drugs for schizophrenia did not improve symptoms better than current standard treatments and caused more side effects leadi…
Supportive nursing interventions reduce stress for mothers of NICU infants in meta-analysis
Can simple nursing support ease the crushing stress for mothers in the NICU?
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies involving 1,877 mothers with infants in NICUs found that supportive nursing intervention…
Structured emotional support from NICU nurses significantly lowers stress for mothers of newborns in intensive care, though the benefit size…