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Standard time beats daylight time for health

The reason may sit upstream of the winter sleep and mood complaints clinicians hear about, with the morning light patients need after they wake. . .

Pediatrics

New AAP UTI guideline backs shorter antibiotic courses, fewer invasive tests

Updated guidance for children aged 8 days to 5 years shifts toward shorter treatment, outpatient care, and more selective imaging. . .

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Sur

Could testosterone be fueling certain throat cancers?

Large Swedish study links testosterone inhibition to a lower risk of laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer in men. . .

Neurology

Potential birth control–drug interactions common among patients with epilepsy

Medicaid claims data highlight frequent coprescribing of hormonal contraceptives and enzyme-inducing antiseizure medications, underscoring the importance of contraceptive counseling. . .

JAMA

Postpartum GLP-1 starts jump 24-fold

Nearly 1 in 6 commercially insured women with type 2 diabetes initiated treatment within 6 months of delivery in early 2025. . .

FDA

FDA clears Motivista, prescription app for negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Prescription smartphone digital therapeutic improved measures of motivation and pleasure in adults with schizophrenia…

JAMA Intern Med

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DMARD pause after COVID-19 boosters? New trial challenges earlier guidance

Holding select biologics or JAK inhibitors for two weeks increased flares without improving antibody responses. . .

JAMA Netw Open

One in 15 adolescents in opioid treatment gets medication

Prescribers have a couple of options for treating teens with opioid use disorder, but they are rarely used. . .

Neurology

Physical activity tied to slower cognitive decline in Parkinson's

How many hours per week patients spent moving seems to sort the ones whose memory and thinking held up from the ones whose scores slid over time. . .