A meta-analysis of 11 trials found that bright light therapy significantly improved remission rates in nonseasonal depression, with 40.7% of patients achieving remission compared to 23.5% in control groups.
Mailing educational brochures before appointments led to a 29.5% deprescribing rate, compared to 25.8% in controls, suggesting a simple intervention can significantly shift medication management.
Clinicians treating major depressive disorder exhibit marked variability in prescribing patterns and patient outcomes, with dropout rates ranging from 27% to 69% across different clinician clusters.
In adults with metabolic syndrome, reducing sedentary time by 40 minutes per day prevented the worsening of back pain over 6 months, while pain intensity approximately doubled in the control group.
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A recent study demonstrates the effectiveness of a mailed, self-guided intervention in reducing long-term sedative use among older adults, with nearly 50% of participants achieving reductions in benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) use. Participants also reported improvements in sleep outcomes and an increased adoption of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) techniques.
While female matriculants in high-paying surgical specialties jumped from 28.8% to 42.4% between 2008 and 2022, their representation in high-paying nonsurgical fields remained stagnant.
"As prescription opioids increasingly became involved in U.S. overdose deaths, the proverbial pendulum swung widely, and many clinicians and health systems inflexibly began refusing to offer opioids for pain."