The results of a prospective, observational study examining whether intravenous vitamin D reduces mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis are encouraging, but the authors recommend confirmation in randomized, blinded trials. Medscape Medical News
ADHD treatment dramatically improves symptoms and quality of life. However, many adults are undiagnosed and of those, most do not persist with treatment. How can you approach this conundrum? Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
In a population-based study from Iceland, 13.7% of infants with unprovoked seizures in the first year of life went on to have an autism spectrum disorder. Medscape Medical News
A small chart review of 18 elderly long-term-care patients who received atypical antipsychotics found that 61% lost weight and only 33% gained weight. Medscape Medical News
The risk of adult posttraumatic stress disorder is significantly increased in individuals with genetic risk variants and a history of childhood abuse. Medscape Medical News