August 19, 2025

‘Enough Is Enough’—But When?

How Bogalusa, Louisiana became a lens on the US gun violence epidemic—where race, poverty, policy, and profit converge and communities bear the cost.

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August 19, 2025

ADHD Medication Use Shows Different Outcome Rates

Using national registry data, researchers observe that ADHD drug treatment is linked to lower rates of suicidal behaviours, substance misuse, transport accidents, and criminality in routine clinical settings over two years.

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August 18, 2025

Health Groups Respond to 'National Scandal'

With elder homelessness rising, PACE programs funded by Medicaid and Medicare secure housing and health care for low-income seniors, seen in Rhode Island.

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August 15, 2025

FDA Approves Non-Opioid Fibromyalgia Therapy

Tonmya reduces fibromyalgia pain versus placebo in phase 3 trials, offering a non-opioid option with a generally well-tolerated safety profile.

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August 14, 2025

Antidepressants May Benefit IBD Through Shared Mechanisms

Researchers examine how inflammatory bowel disease and depression share biological mechanisms and how treating one may improve outcomes in the other.

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August 13, 2025

Low B Vitamins, ApoE e4 May Raise Dementia Risk

Older adults with low B-vitamin status and elevated homocysteine may have increased odds of cognitive dysfunction, and carriers of the ApoE e4 genotype faced compounded risk.

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August 12, 2025

Advanced-Practice Providers Filling Rural ER Gaps

Rural emergency rooms across the U.S. are increasingly staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners instead of physicians, raising debates over care quality, staffing shortages, and access to emergency services.

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August 11, 2025

FDA Approves Ketamine Product for Surgical Pain Management

PharmaTher has received FDA approval for KETARx, a ketamine therapy for surgical pain management.

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August 11, 2025

Nature-Based Programs May Help Mental Health, Evidence Uncertain

Adults diagnosed with anxiety, depression, or stress participated in structured nature-based interventions, which were associated with improvements in some mental health outcomes.

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