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HHS has announced funding of approximately $15 million for a 3-year federal grant to establish a program to strengthen behavioral health care for residents in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.The HHS revealed in a release that the new Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration program, funded by CMS, will help establish a Center of Excellence for Building Capacity

HHS, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, has announced that it will provide $2 million in funding to establish a national center of excellence on social media and mental wellness. The HHS said in a press release that the center will develop and disseminate information, guidance and training on the impact that social media use has on children and youth, while

Clinical trials for psoriatic arthritis therapies should place a greater focus on using deeper states of remission as primary and co-primary endpoints, according to speakers at the FDA & American College of Rheumatology Virtual Summit. Additionally, study designers should discontinue the use of placebo-only control arms, Laura Coates, MBChB, MRCP, PhD, of the University of Oxford, and Alexis

Exposure to certain chemicals during pregnancy has increased over the past 12 years, with Hispanic women being exposed to higher levels of some chemicals, according to data published in Environmental Science & Technology.

SAN FRANCISCO — Lebrikizumab reduced exacerbations in adolescents with uncontrolled asthma and had a favorable safety profile, according to results of the ACOUSTICS study.The study, which was stopped early by the sponsor, showed a greater treatment effect with the higher dose of lebrikizumab studied.

Endocrine Today | Click here to read the cover story, “Treatment sequence key for optimal management of osteoporosis”Many patients may benefit from anabolic therapies that stimulate bone formation. These may include patients who have not yet had low trauma fractures. Patients who present with very low bone density T-scores, such as below –3.5, are typically considered for an anabolic therapy, but

Suicide risk prediction in adults was optimized when utilizing both in-person screening and electronic data, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. “Mental health diagnoses are often absent in records of those who subsequently die from suicide. Better risk identification and prognostication might improve outreach and prevention,” Drew Wilimitis, BS, of the department of

The addition of isatuximab-irfc to carfilzomib and dexamethasone conferred a durable PFS benefit to patients with relapsed multiple myeloma, according to updated results of the randomized phase 3 IKEMA trial.“These results show an unprecedented median PFS of 3 years [among patients who received the three-agent regimen],” Philippe Moreau, MD, head of the department of hematology at

The body has 25 types of functional bitter taste receptors, but tasting is not their only function. Research has shown these receptors also exist in the gastrointestinal tract and on the cells of extra-oral organs. Although the function of these receptors is not fully clear, they appear to prompt specific responses based on their location.

SAN FRANCISCO — Longer drive times to health services impact COPD care access for U.S. veterans, researchers reported at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“Rural residents with COPD experience worse outcomes compared to patients who reside in urban areas,” Arianne K. Baldomero, MD, MS, assistant professor in pulmonary, allergy, critical care and sleep