Eating Disorders News

DENVER — In adults with multiple sclerosis, obstructive sleep apnea increases brain atrophy independent of obesity, a common comorbidity, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Axsome Therapeutics has initiated a phase 3 trial of solriamfetol to assess its safety and efficacy for the treatment of binge-eating disorder among adults, according to a company press release.

Body dysmorphic disorder and appearance preoccupation were relatively common among youth, especially adolescent girls, according to a study published in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

This year, Eating Disorders Awareness Week is being held from Feb. 26 to March 4.

Medicare recipients with various cancer types had more frequent surgical complications when they also had at least one behavioral health disorder, according to study results published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Anorexia nervosa during pregnancy was associated with several adverse neonatal outcomes, such as preterm and small for gestational age birth, compared with women without eating disorders, researchers reported.

Hospitalizations for eating disorders have increased steadily among adolescents in the United States, including a spike during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported in Hospital Pediatrics.

Primary care providers are on the front lines of diagnosing and treating anorexia nervosa — a particularly complex eating disorder, according to experts.

Disordered eating behaviors were reported by 42.5% of adolescents with type 1 diabetes who currently use or previously used an insulin pump, according to findings published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.

Eating disorder claims in the United States rose 65% as a percentage of all medical claims over the last 5 years, according to a report from FAIR Health, a health care claims repository.