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Difficulty in differentiating emotions predicts relapse in people recovering from alcohol use disorder

August 14, 2022August 8, 2022 jejtalentcom

Heightened negative mood and stress during early recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD) impair people’s ability to distinguish between emotions, which in turn predicts drinking relapse three months later. The findings, reported in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, suggest a Read more

Perfectionism may be a risk factor for severe alcohol use disorder, novel study shows

August 13, 2022August 8, 2022 jejtalentcom

Perfectionist traits—higher self-criticism, and unrealistic standards leading to isolation—are associated with severe alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to the first study directly comparing patients with AUD to a healthy control group. Perfectionist people strive for unrealistic performance standards and are Read more

Light vs. heavy drinking adults: Differences in sleep and circadian timing may inform alcohol treatment strategies

August 12, 2022August 8, 2022 jejtalentcom

Heavy and light drinkers show differences in biological markers of the internal processes that regulate the 24-hour sleep/wake cycle. The study findings, reported in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, may have implications for the clinical management of patients seeking treatment Read more

Study on voice-assisted technology shows promise for therapeutic use

August 11, 2022August 8, 2022 jejtalentcom

Findings published in JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies reported the professional experiences of UK speech and language therapists using voice-assisted technology (VAT) (e.g. Alexa, Siri) with their clients to identify the potential applications and barriers to VAT adoption and thereby Read more

FDA drafts guidance on patient labeling information for LASIK devices

August 10, 2022August 8, 2022 jejtalentcom

In a draft guidance document issued July 28 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, content and formatting recommendations are presented for patient labeling information for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) devices. Owing to concerns that some patients are not Read more

Limited English proficiency tied to worse access to health care

August 9, 2022August 8, 2022 jejtalentcom

Natalia Ramirez, M.P.H., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues examined associations between LEP and access to care in adults. The analysis included adult participants in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2014 to 2018) with (18,908 individuals) and Read more

When heart-assisting implants could save a life, patients who are Black or female don’t get them as often

August 8, 2022 jejtalentcom

Black people and women with severe heart failure who might be good candidates for surgery to implant a heart-assisting device have a lower chance of actually getting that operation than white patients, or male patients, a new study finds. The Read more