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MeSH tree: C08.730

Medications

ADHD prescriptions on the rise in Ontario, study finds

Annual prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased 157% in Ontario from 2015 to 2023, according to a new study from researchers at ICES, North York General, and The Hospital ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

In pneumonia's tug-of-war, lung microbiome could tip the balance

Northwestern University scientists have potentially uncovered a previously unknown, hidden player in pneumonia. In a new study, scientists found the lungs' own microbial community, or microbiome, appears to influence how ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Among psychologists, AI use is up, but so are concerns

More than half of psychologists experimented with artificial intelligence tools in their practices in the past year, but almost all cite concerns about how the technology may affect their patients and society, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Volcanic eruptions may have brought Black Death to Europe

Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death—the most devastating pandemic in human history—to the shores of medieval Europe, new research has revealed.

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