Medscape (10/19, Greb, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found “insomnia with objective short sleep duration is associated with a significantly increased risk of cognitive impairment, particularly as it relates to cardiometabolic health.” The findings were published in Sleep.

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Healio (10/19, Gramigna) reports, “Individuals with visual and/or hearing impairments were at increased risk for cognitive decline and depression,” investigators concluded after “analyzing data of 18,038 participants of a 2015 survey of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, which collected responses of adults aged 45 years or older and their spouses.” The findings of the “cross-sectional study” were published online in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Visual, hearing impairments may increase risk for cognitive decline, depression “Joe Gramigna, Healio, October 19, 2020

HealthDay (10/16, Preidt) reported, “Women who suffer severe morning sickness may have higher risk of depression during and after pregnancy,” investigators concluded in a study that “enrolled 214 women in London during the first trimester of pregnancy.” Half of the participants “had severe morning sickness; half did not.” The findings were published online Oct. 14 in BMJ Open.

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— “Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, October 16, 2020

Pulmonology Advisor (10/16, Beth Maslowski) reported, “Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and a preexisting psychiatric illness, particularly generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), were more likely to develop intensive care unit (ICU) delirium, according to study results presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting, held virtually October 18 to 21.” Specifically, “researchers identified 150 patients with ARDS, 58 (38.7%) of whom were diagnosed with ICU delirium.” What’s more, “of the patients with ARDS and ICU delirium, 22.1% of patients were on anxiolytics prior to admission, compared to 7.6% of patients without delirium.”

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— “ARDS With Preexisting Psychiatric Illness More Likely to Develop ICU Delirium “Mary Beth Maslowski, Pulmonology Advisor, October 16, 2020

CNN International (10/17, LeBlanc) reported that on Saturday, President Trump signed into law “the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act,” a “bipartisan bill that will make 9-8-8 the universal telephone number to reach the national suicide prevention hotline starting in 2022.” The bill, “which passed the House of Representatives last month after approval from the Senate and the Federal Communications Commission, will allow individuals seeking help to dial the three-digit number and be directed to the hotline.”

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— “Trump signs law designating 9-8-8 as universal number for national suicide hotline starting in 2022 “Paul LeBlanc, CNN, October 17, 2020