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Laughter therapy eases anxiety in nursing students

08 Jul 2022

Online laughter therapy helps reduce feelings of anxiety among nursing students, boosting their life satisfaction and psychological well-being, a new study has found.

Laughter therapy eases anxiety in nursing students

08 Jul 2022

Full lockdown hurts teens’ mental health

07 Jul 2022

A recent Dutch study has found that mental wellbeing in adolescents deteriorate during the full lockdowns to curb the COVID-19 outbreak, though such strict restrictions also seem to confer some degree of psychological benefit.

Full lockdown hurts teens’ mental health

07 Jul 2022

Poor mental health tied to worse prognosis, outcomes in IBD

06 Jul 2022 by

Psychological problems, such as anxiety or depression, can negatively affect prognosis and eventual outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), according to a recent study.

Poor mental health tied to worse prognosis, outcomes in IBD

06 Jul 2022

Half of LGBTQI+ populations in Thailand have contemplated suicide

05 Jul 2022 by

One-sixth of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other gender and sexually diverse (LGBTQI+) populations in Thailand reported a suicide attempt, while half of them had ever contemplated suicide, a study has shown.

Half of LGBTQI+ populations in Thailand have contemplated suicide

05 Jul 2022

Bright light therapy works well in patients with unipolar depression, evening chronotype

03 Jul 2022

The use of bright light therapy with gradual advance protocol in the adjunctive setting appears to be beneficial to patients with nonseasonal unipolar depression and evening chronotype, with a study showing that it rapidly induces remission in most patients.

Bright light therapy works well in patients with unipolar depression, evening chronotype

03 Jul 2022

High-dose antidepressants up risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

01 Jul 2022 by

Patients on high-dose citalopram (>20 mg) and high-dose escitalopram (>10 mg) are more likely to experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) than those on sertraline, while users of high-dose mirtazapine (>30 mg) have a higher OHCA rate than those on duloxetine, a study has shown.

High-dose antidepressants up risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

01 Jul 2022

Medication-assisted therapy tied to arrhythmia in patients with opioid use disorder

30 Jun 2022

In patients diagnosed with opioid use disorders, those who received medication-assisted therapy (MAT) prescriptions have a higher risk of cardiac arrhythmia than those who did not, reports a study.

Medication-assisted therapy tied to arrhythmia in patients with opioid use disorder

30 Jun 2022

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 30 June 2022)

30 Jun 2022

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16 - 30 June 2022 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 30 June 2022)

30 Jun 2022

Singapore’s frontliners left with unmet needs during COVID-19

29 Jun 2022 by

Healthcare workers (HCWs) in Singapore suffer from several unmet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, including physical, safety, and self-actualization needs, according to a new study.

Singapore’s frontliners left with unmet needs during COVID-19

29 Jun 2022

Insomnia in children with ADHD affects daytime behaviour and cognitive functioning

28 Jun 2022 by

Insomnia may play a role in manifestation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and has a negative effect on cognitive abilities of children with ADHD, according to a cross-sectional study by the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital.

Insomnia in children with ADHD affects daytime behaviour and cognitive functioning

28 Jun 2022

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Laughter therapy eases anxiety in nursing students

Laughter therapy eases anxiety in nursing students

Full lockdown hurts teens’ mental health

Full lockdown hurts teens’ mental health

Poor mental health tied to worse prognosis, outcomes in IBD

Poor mental health tied to worse prognosis, outcomes in IBD

Half of LGBTQI+ populations in Thailand have contemplated suicide

Half of LGBTQI+ populations in Thailand have contemplated suicide

Bright light therapy works well in patients with unipolar depression, evening chronotype

Bright light therapy works well in patients with unipolar depression, evening chronotype

High-dose antidepressants up risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

High-dose antidepressants up risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Medication-assisted therapy tied to arrhythmia in patients with opioid use disorder

Medication-assisted therapy tied to arrhythmia in patients with opioid use disorder

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 30 June 2022)

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 30 June 2022)

Singapore’s frontliners left with unmet needs during COVID-19

Singapore’s frontliners left with unmet needs during COVID-19

Insomnia in children with ADHD affects daytime behaviour and cognitive functioning

Insomnia in children with ADHD affects daytime behaviour and cognitive functioning