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Middle aged and older adults who actively smoke are at increased risk of depressive symptoms, and exposure to second-hand smoke further increases this risk, according to a 20-year prospective cohort study.

Mood disorders and suicidal thoughts are more common among transgender youths compared with their cisgender peers, a study has found. Prescription of a puberty blocker may help lessen such disparity, indicating mental health benefits for transgenders.

Physical activity helps lower the risks of stroke and mortality, regardless of the presence of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to the Norwegian population-based Tromsø and HUNT studies.

For patients with permanent pacemakers, newly diagnosed mental disorders are associated with elevated risk of long-term mortality, according to a study. The association is especially pronounced among younger men and those with early-onset mental disorders.

Spouses of individuals with dementia appear to have an increased likelihood of developing the condition themselves, according to a study from Taiwan.

Five-unit dosing of intravenous (IV) regular insulin results in lower hypoglycaemia incidence and comparable serum potassium decrease when compared with doses >5 units, according to a study.

Both oral ibuprofen 400 mg and intramuscular (IM) ketorolac 10 mg deliver pain relief to individuals with acute, atraumatic, musculoskeletal back pain presenting to the emergency department (ED), according to a study.

In the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) patients with prior advanced therapy failure, subsequent treatment with upadacitinib is associated with higher remission rates compared with tofacitinib and ustekinumab, according to the retrospective TRIDENT-UC study.