Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Digital Shareables on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Use these resources to raise awareness about PTSD.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/get-involved/digital-shareables/shareable-resources-on-ptsd?utm_campaign=PTSDMonth24&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govd June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. Nearly everyone experiences a range of reactions after a traumatic event, yet most people recover from initial symptoms naturally. Those who continue to experience problems may be diagnosed with PTSD. Anyone can develop PTSD, including children, teens, and adults, who have been through physical or sexual assault, abuse, accident, disaster, war or combat, or other serious events.

Stigma and the return of syphilis By Jacob D. Moses and Allan M. BrandtMay 30, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/30/syphilis-rates-climbing-stigma/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8gzQmR2-2XmV363nU3TTXwsysmcp50KJlTCa7MHA9rzKO6_AAIloexcM_r6JOOKYVsqWaXyyL_NZPYKQ99qNF3RYKZPw&_hsmi=309321752&utm_content=309321752&utm_source=hs_email Stigma and the return of syphilis Rates of syphilis in the U.S. have been climbing for decades, with the highest number of infections in more than 70 years recorded in 2022. It’s unclear why syphilis seems to be spreading faster than other STIs, but it is clear what needs to be done to address it, write two experts in a new First Opinion essay. One critical solution will be addressing the powerful stigma around syphilis, the authors argue. Apparently, there isn’t a single patient advocacy group that places the word “syphilis” in the organization’s name. The history of sexually transmitted infection campaigns shows that blaming people affected by (or at risk for) syphilis has stymied both testing and treatment. Read more on how public health and medicine can stop the resurgence of syphilis.

The new menstruation: Girls are getting their periods earlier and less regularly Annalisa Merelli By Annalisa Merelli May 29, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/29/early-menarche-jama-study-average-age-first-period/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8BhIa92jN4kT53PFFQc8d_SrZLnGgIE57t01TS1JWftOQfrpQKVLpvkCDxXhBp0im16XzUNpOoWgov5U7jKB4x8hHqoQ&_hsmi=309321752&utm_content=309321752&utm_source=hs_email Menstruation is a major indicator of both reproductive and overall health. Two new studies published in JAMA Network Open shed (no pun intended) light on how periods have changed in recent decades and what ripple effects that may have on health. One study, published yesterday, found that people in the U.S. have started getting their periods earlier and earlier over the last half-century, and it’s taking longer for menstrual cycles to become regular. Between 1950 and 1969, people typically got their first period around age 12 and a half, but between 2000 and 2005, that average dropped to just under 12 years old. It’s not just about unpleasant coming of age moments — early periods are linked to increased risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and early death. My colleague Nalis Merelli wrote about the study and why menstruation is changing. The other study, from Tuesday, analyzed mortality risk among more than 67,000 people with diagnosed premenstrual disorders in Sweden as compared to those without the disorders. Broadly, people with disorders did not have an increased risk of death overall — except for those diagnosed before age 25, who did. But there was an increased risk of death by suicide for people with these disorders, regardless of age. These disorders are often mis- or underdiagnosed, so the authors see a need for careful follow-up and suicide prevention strategies for patients. Mortality Risk Among Women With Premenstrual Disorders in Sweden https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2819066?guestAccessKey=1a4f8c26-2d71-4140-968c-473caaeb3742&utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9uohcskGOl8Wg2UYdaMNfsRTCi4wndY9IhpCqu5qw5eue22YzCeE6BeGV80M3pBbF8t4--AGM3lynPXyF9YXs_ql8xUg&_hsmi=309321752&utm_content=309321752&utm_source=hs_email Premenstrual disorders Kimberly Ann Yonkers 1, Michael K Simoni 2 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28571724/

COERCIVE CARE For decades, physicians have steered sickle cell patients toward sterilization BY ERIC BOODMAN

https://www.statnews.com/coercive-care-sickle-cell-disease/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_ueMwan2CelyNGRV0l1SsUPdEZL3YdPXPt5bOiNMhB0DjR22UjK-feqO_cJiHcqAup9O3MkKSX5-YHj6AQMrqfNeUjWg&_hsmi=309321752&utm_content=309321752&utm_source=hs_email Fifty years ago, sickle cell disease mostly affected children, as STAT’s Eric Boodman reports in his Coercive Care series, since those who had it often didn’t survive into adulthood. Life expectancy has continued to rise, but with older age also comes increased risks, making the transition from pediatric to adult care a particularly important period. A study published yesterday in Blood Advances found that when the transition takes longer than six months, patients are twice as likely to be hospitalized compared to those who transition within two months. Researchers looked at long-term data for more than 350 sickle cell patients from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis who transitioned to adult care at partner facilities. Most had their first adult appointment about a month and a half after their last pediatric one. But across the country, many patients face gaps in insurance coverage, discomfort with change, and potential bias from institutions or clinicians. The researchers hope to continue studying and improving transitions at other facilities, they wrote. Facing a broken mental health system, many U.S. teens fall off a dangerous ‘cliff’ in their care Megan Thielking By Megan Thielking https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/17/cliff-teens-mental-health-transition-adulthood/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--dfvsWcJ5ZUyypq2Awa5Rpw9XXa9Dp2KUXiJygHNOmFeLml-aGg0x1HPrHCP1ruKd20Xk4vFzuJVUhzLDKpTU7K6Wg9g&_hsmi=309321752&utm_content=309321752&utm_source=hs_email Gaps during Pediatric to Adult Care Transfer Escalate Acute Resource Utilization in Sickle Cell Disease https://ashpublications.org/bloodadvances/article/doi/10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011268/516194/Gaps-during-Pediatric-to-Adult-Care-Transfer?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9-AnR1iSEbtNG1J82OuiW9Mf75_wyMs5qqDM6k-qcXkIrVPH1qU0NfyVNhq7HsWI5uAAHNirEr4oXsR6L5pshiAWULfQ&_hsmi=309321752&utm_content=309321752&utm_source=hs_email

What the rescheduling of marijuana might — and might not — mean for scientific research Nicholas Florko Sarah Owermohle By Nicholas Florko and Sarah Owermohle May 30, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/30/marijuana-rescheduling-impact-on-cannabis-research/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9PMHaUgmoKQwboi7BKbWthx2bonGNCng9bFr1RJMDtZsM3Wav_wX_BYfYbuRxiNUPiascoB7ZXtJ86MTAXoldpDtZEGQ&_hsmi=309321752&utm_content=309321752&utm_source=hs_email The Biden administration announced earlier this month that it intends to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and begin regulating it more like Schedule III drugs like anabolic steroids and ketamine. This would seem to open up new avenues for researchers who have been stymied by the federal government’s decades-old declaration that the drug is just as dangerous as heroin and LSD. But experts told STAT’s Nick Florko and Sarah Owermohle they have questions about what will come next for marijuana science. Will politics interfere with the process? What about the basic scientific information that we still don’t know about the substance? And will weed finally get cheaper? Read more from Nick and Sarah on what marijuana's reclassification might change (or not) for scientific research. https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/30/dea-reclassify-marijuana/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--IX7e-p47oiZOTu7aY1fvT0y83-Dw7nJNs11ONWmyw2NA9_Bz3BQWcLt14KTAHENut-Q-hplA9tdyP4r38i_A2al2Vnw&_hsmi=309321752&utm_content=309321752&utm_source=hs_email

Scientists generate the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates Complete X and Y chromosome sequences from six primate species reveal species diversity and insights into evolution.

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