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Psychiatric comorbidity boosts healthcare use in youth with newly diagnosed SLE
Psychiatric comorbidity boosts healthcare use in youth with newly diagnosed SLE
09 Feb 2023

Young patients with newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are vulnerable to psychiatric comorbidity, which tends to increase healthcare utilization, according to a study.

Psychiatric comorbidity boosts healthcare use in youth with newly diagnosed SLE
09 Feb 2023
Antipsychotic prescriptions for dementia soared during COVID-19 pandemic
Antipsychotic prescriptions for dementia soared during COVID-19 pandemic
02 Feb 2023 byKanas Chan

The overall rate of antipsychotic drug prescriptions to patients with dementia increased markedly during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and did not return to prepandemic levels when the acute phase was over, a multinational network cohort study has shown.

Antipsychotic prescriptions for dementia soared during COVID-19 pandemic
02 Feb 2023
Autism spectrum disorders linked to cardiometabolic diseases
Autism spectrum disorders linked to cardiometabolic diseases
01 Feb 2023

Children with autism spectrum disorders are at increased risk of diabetes, dyslipidaaemia, and heart disease, according to a study.

Autism spectrum disorders linked to cardiometabolic diseases
01 Feb 2023