Health-related quality of life in patients accessing medicinal cannabis in Australia: the QUEST initiative results of a 3-month follow-up observational study - Tait MA, Costa DSJ, Campbell R, Norman R, Warne LN, Schug S, Rutherford C.
AIMS: Patients with chronic health conditions not responding to conventional treatment can access medicinal cannabis (MC) prescriptions from clinicians in Australia. We aimed to assess overall health-related quality of life (HRQL), pain, fatigue, sleep, an...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

The association of medical providers' attitudes about naloxone and people with opioid use disorder and their self-reported "low-barrier" treatment practices - Winograd RP, Coffey B, Nance M, Carpenter R.
Opioid-involved overdose deaths continue to climb, in part because of suboptimal access to and retention on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), including buprenorphine. Low barrier buprenorphine treatment aims to reduce or eliminate the threshold f...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Emergency treatment mechanism of laboratory safety accidents in university based on IoT and context aware computing - Shu Q, Li Y, Gao W.
In recent years, safety accidents in university laboratories have occurred frequently. Not only do the accidents result in property damage, but also in injuries. Real-time environmental monitoring of the laboratory through IoT enables early detection of po...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

A feasibility trial of conjoint magnetic seizure therapy and dialectical behavior therapy for suicidal patients with borderline personality disorder and treatment-resistant depression - Traynor JM, Ruocco AC, McMain SF, Hermanto N, Blumberger DM, Cardish R, Daskalakis Z.
Non-invasive brain stimulation interventions for treating suicidal ideation in individuals with treatment-resistant depression offer the potential for new therapeutic options for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), a condition that respond...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Case report about an inpatient suicide by asphyxia without strangulation - Silge AK, B öcker FM.
A risk of suicide in the course of a psychiatric disorder will often be answered with an admission for inpatient psychiatric treatment, resulting in a high potential of suicidal behavior on the ward. Despite extensive safety precautions and therapeutic int...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Design and development of an objective evaluation system for a web-based simulator for trauma management - Larraga-Garc ía B, Castañeda López L, Monforte-Escobar F, Quintero Mínguez R, Quintana-Díaz M, Gutiérrez.
This study...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Geospatial assessment to improve time to treatment (GAITT) - McDonough MM, Benoit PJ, Jarman MP, Remick KN.
Introduction Geographic information systems (GIS) can optimize trauma systems by identifying ways to reduce time to treatment. Using GIS, this study analyzed a system in Maryland served by Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital and the University of Maryland Cap...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Religious/spiritual struggles and suicide ideation among adult psychiatric outpatients: a 12-month longitudinal study - Lemke AW, Davis EB, Voytenko VL, Cowden RG, Chen ZJ, McConnell JM, Pargament KI, Phillips KP, Marseilles R, Wolff RP.
Background Initial empirical evidence links religious/spiritual (R/S) struggles to suicide ideation. However, few longitudinal studies have examined the temporal associations of R/S struggles and suicide ideation, and none have focused on treatment-seekin...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

Psychological impact of violence on male nurses in forensic units in Gauteng, South Africa - Thwala NR, Mokoena-de Beer AG.
BACKGROUND: Male psychiatric nurses are pivotal in providing treatment, care and rehabilitation to state patients admitted to forensic units. The nature of patients admitted in forensic units increase the likelihood violence for male psychiatric nurses. Su...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The capacity to consent to treatment is altered in suicidal patients - Oli é E, Catanzaro T, Malestroit M, Guija JA, Giner L, Courtet P.
BACKGROUND: Many patients with depression refuse treatment. Moreover, suicide attempters often display low perceived need of treatment and impaired decision-making. These observations raise questions about the capacity to treatment consent in depressed sui...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Traumatic spinal injury-related hospitalizations in the United States, 2016-2019: a retrospective study - Sun J, Yuan W, Zheng R, Zhang C, Guan B, Ding J, Chen Z, Sun Q, Fu R, Chen L, Zhou H, Feng S.
BACKGROUND: Traumatic spinal injury (TSI) is associated with significant fatality and social burden; however, the epidemiology and treatment of patients with TSI in the US remain unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An adult population was selected from...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Higher buprenorphine doses associated with improved retention in treatment for opioid use disorder
NIH-funded study suggests need to reevaluate opioid addiction treatment recommendations in the era of fentanyl.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - September 18, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Cases of Pediatric Therapeutic Errors Related to ADHD Meds on the Rise
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 -- From 2000 to 2021, there was an almost 300 percent increase in the annual frequency of cases of pediatric out-of-hospital therapeutic errors related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications, according...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Revaccination Suggested for Hep B Vaccine Nonresponders After Hep C Cure
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 -- Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) who do not respond to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine should undergo revaccination after HCV treatment and eradication, according to a study published online July 31 in The...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Exudative Macular Degeneration: Patient ' s Goals Shape Care Exudative Macular Degeneration: Patient ' s Goals Shape Care
Vaidehi Dedania, MD, describes how an encounter with a patient with exudative age-related macular degeneration shaped her treatment approach.Medscape
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology MDAngle Source Type: news

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