A diet meant to lower blood pressure also can be effective in treating type 2 diabetes after a few tweaks, a new clinical trial indicates. The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet effectively treated high blood pressure among type 2 diabetics, researchers reported recently in JAMA Internal Medicine. “A lot of people are interested…  read on >  read on >

People with severe depression who receive electroshock therapy are significantly less likely to commit suicide, a new evidence review says. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) lowered the risk of death by suicide 34% among patients with severe depression, according to findings published June 13 in the journal Neuroscience Applied. Depression patients receiving ECT also had a 30%…  read on >  read on >

A new digital tool can flag kids who are at risk for developing childhood asthma, researchers report. The tool scans electronic health data records and calculates an asthma risk score for children, according to results published recently in eClinical Medicine. It relies on information that’s routinely collected as part of kids’ medical history, researchers said.…  read on >  read on >

Kidney damage is common during a severe case of COVID-19, but vaccination appears to protect people against this life-threatening side effect, a new study says.  Unvaccinated COVID patients with kidney damage severe enough to require dialysis are nearly three times as likely to die in the hospital compared with those vaccinated against the coronavirus, according…  read on >  read on >

People with ADHD might be prescribed their meds remotely without increasing their risk of addiction, a new study says. Experts have worried that prescribing stimulants like Adderall through telehealth visits might increase substance abuse among people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But this study found no increased risk among ADHD patients prescribed their meds via telehealth…  read on >  read on >

Kids with multiple sclerosis (MS) age at an accelerated rate as the disease causes advanced wear and tear on their bodies, a new study says. This accelerated aging extends into their teenage years, increasing their odds that MS-related disability and chronic disease will occur earlier in their lives, researchers reported June 9 in the journal…  read on >  read on >

Brain changes in sleepless teens could make them more likely to be impulsive and aggressive, a new study says. Teenagers with less sleep had lower connectivity between the parts of the brain that play a critical role in decision making, self-reflection and information processing, researchers reported June 13 in the journal Brain and Behavior. Problems…  read on >  read on >

Traumatic childhood events can increase a woman’s risk of endometriosis later in life, a new study says. Women’s endometriosis risk increased 20% if they had experienced childhood ordeals such as violence, sexual abuse, a death in the family, poverty or troubled parents, researchers reported June 11 in the journal Human Reproduction. Violence produced the strongest…  read on >  read on >