A recent study published in JAMA compared the effectiveness of two medications, methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone, for treating opioid use disorder, revealing that patients treated with methadone had a lower rate of treatment discontinuation over 24 months.
Recent study finds that 84% of adults with congenital heart disease reported good or better quality of life, with notable findings on physical activity and mental health.
Older adults with higher BMI and better diet quality experienced a slower decline in depressive symptoms over a 4-year period, suggesting a potential protective effect.
A recent study in JAMA Health Forum found that patients treated by altruistic physicians had lower healthcare spending and were less likely to experience preventable hospital admissions and emergency department visits.
People with severe mental illness face over 3 times higher risk of death from respiratory infections, with pneumonia mortality risk increased more than 4-fold compared to the general population.