Healio (10/16, Gramigna) reports researchers found in a 12-year study that bulimia nervosa is tied to an increased “risk for any cardiovascular disease, as well as death, among women.” The findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Related Links:

— “Bulimia nervosa associated with increased risk for cardiovascular diseases among women, “Joe Gramigna, Healio, October 16, 2019

Healio (10/15, Webb) reports research indicates that “both short- and long-term use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors [SSRIs] was associated with increased risk for hip fracture among patients on hemodialysis.” Included in the study were “4,912 patients on hemodialysis who experienced hip fracture” who were each matched “to 10 controls with the same risk set.” The findings were published online Oct. 9 in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

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— “Certain antidepressants linked to increased hip fracture risk for patients on hemodialysis, “Melissa J. Webb, Healio, October 15, 2019

The Chicago Tribune (10/14, Buckley) reported that self-reported suicide attempts “by black teens have spiked since 1991, even as their peers in other groups have experienced a downward trend or remained unchanged,” researchers concluded after examining “more than 20 years of data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based on surveys from nearly 200,000 students in all 50 states from 1991 to 2017.” The findings were published in Pediatrics.

Also covering the study are CNN (10/14, Christensen), the ABC News (10/14, Schumaker) website, the CBS News (10/14, Runcie) website, U.S. News & World Report (10/14, Norton), and HealthDay (10/14, Norton).

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— “Reported suicide attempts among black teens have spiked since 1991, study shows, raising concerns about availability of mental health care, “Madeline Buckley, The Chicago Tribune, October 14, 2019

Reuters (10/11, Carroll) reported, “Anxiety and depression are common among participants in cardiac rehab programs, and that poor mental health may cause them to drop out,” researchers concluded after studying “4,784 heart patients treated at two Sydney hospitals between 2006 and 2017.” The study found that 18% “had symptoms of moderate to extremely severe depression,” while “28% had symptoms of moderate to extremely severe anxiety.” The findings were published online in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

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— “Depression, anxiety may cause patients to leave cardiac rehab, “Linda Carroll, Reuters, October 11, 2019

Reuters (10/11, Chander) reported, “For older adults, hearing aids may delay some forms of mental and physical decline associated with hearing loss and aging,” research indicated. After studying some “114,862 people age 66 and older with hearing loss,” researchers found that “among people who’d been diagnosed with hearing loss, those who used hearing aids were up to 18% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia, depression or fall-related injuries over the next three years, compared to people not using the devices.” The findings were published online in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Related Links:

— “Hearing aids may help delay dementia, depression in elders, “Vishwadha Chander, Reuters, October 11, 2019