Mental Health

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will compromise standard neurological care for approximately 40 million women in as many as 28 states, educators wrote in JAMA Neurology.

Higher levels of loneliness reported in children prior to the age of 12 years predicted alcohol-related issues emerging in adulthood, researchers reported in Addictive Behaviors Reports.

COVID-19 restrictions resulted in a 20% decrease in children’s levels of physical activity during the pandemic, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The FDA has granted approval to Azurity Pharmaceuticals Inc. for its oral adjunctive therapy to treat partial seizures in adolescents and adults aged 16 years and older with epilepsy.

The United States on Saturday, July 16, will transition the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 988, an easy-to-remember number for 24/7 crisis care.

Solitary drinking during adolescence increases the risk for an alcohol use disorder later in life, researchers reported in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

The American Academy of Neurology, along with the American Epilepsy Society and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, has provided a practice guidance update for women with epilepsy of childbearing potential.

Childhood obesity incidence was higher and came at younger ages during the 2000s compared with the previous decade, according to a study in Pediatrics.

Researchers said they found a potential link between food insecurity and increases in BMI in certain groups — particularly among infants, preschoolers and elementary and middle school students.

More than 76% of parents of middle and high school students in New Jersey said that depression screenings in school are necessary, according to a survey conducted by Rutgers University.