Divorce

The odds for stroke in older adults was significantly higher for those who experienced parental divorce by their 18th birthday compared to those who did not, and higher for those of an older age, data show.

Significant barriers to divorce during pregnancy and reproductive health care led to serious health risks among pregnant or recently pregnant women in the U.S. between 2018 and 2021, according to results of a cross-sectional study.

Proper planning is essential for protecting assets in the event of divorce, according to attorney David B. Mandell, JD, MBA. His financial guide concerning divorce was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

Men with vital exhaustion who were divorced, widowed or never married were more likely than married men to have an MI, according to research presented at the European Society of Cardiology’s virtual Acute Cardiovascular Care Congress.

Women who experienced postpartum psychiatric episodes were at increased risk for subsequent divorce or separation, according to results of a population-based cohort study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Conflict between divorced or separated parents appeared linked to increased risk for children developing mental health problems, according to study results published in Child Development.

Mental and physical health was worse among recently divorced adults compared with the general population, according to research published in Frontiers in Psychology.