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Patterns of Psychiatric Medication Use in Postpartum Depression

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Real-world pharmacotherapy treatment patterns among patients diagnosed with postpartum depression in the United States,” published in the June 2025 issue of BMC Psychiatry by Miller et al. They examined 2 cohorts diagnosed with PPD within 180 days of delivery from October 2015 to January 2022 using 2 U.S.

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CRC as First of Multiple Primary Malignancies Tied to Better Outcomes Than CRC as Only Malignancy

Physician's Weekly

“We expected isolated CRC patients to fare best, but patients with CRC diagnosed first, followed by another cancer had the best survival rates,” Wignakumar said in a statement. Several authors disclosed ties to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. All rights reserved.

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Trial of a Strategy to Reduce Antidepressants in Dementia

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Effects of deprescribing antidepressants in nursing home residents with dementia—a cluster randomized controlled trial,” published in the June 2025 issue of BMC Primary Care by Hølmkjær et al. On average, participants were prescribed 9 different medications. 95% CI = 0.84–6.2).

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GeneSight® Mental Health Monitor Results

Myriad Genetics

The majority of these patients (54%) agree that genetic testing for mental health medications (known as pharmacogenomic or PGx testing) could reduce these concerns. The majority of these patients (54%) agree that genetic testing for mental health medications (known as pharmacogenomic or PGx testing) could reduce these concerns.

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Postural Sway Velocity Effective for Assessing Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Physician's Weekly

The 2025 annual meeting of the Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from May 17, 2025 to May 20, 2025. Traditional DPN Screening Methods Diagnosing and treating DPN has traditionally been a multi-step process. Dyck Lecture on mechanisms of diabetic neuropathic pain.

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Migraine headaches: diagnostic and treatment tips

Common Sense Family Doctor

A retrospective analysis of characteristics of 15 consecutive years of code stroke cases at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, found that patients who were ultimately diagnosed with migraine headache with aura (1.1%) were more likely to be younger, female, and have fewer vascular risk factors than patients with ischemic strokes.

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Incidence Rates of Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Increasing

Physician's Weekly

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The incidence rates of appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA) increased after 1945, according to a study published online June 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Abstract/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required) Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. Andreana N. Holowatyj, Ph.D.,