Articles related to Primary Care

Self-reported cannabis use in the United States increased substantially between 2008 and 2022, with particularly pronounced growth in daily or near-daily consumption, while high-frequency alcohol use remained stable or declined during the same period.

Childhood ADHD was associated with higher rates of adult psychiatric and neurologic hospitalization in a Finnish birth cohort followed into adulthood, while most somatic health outcomes showed little evidence of a sustained association.

Testimony from a psychiatrist in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has highlighted how clinical documentation, incomplete information, and retrospective interpretation of psychiatric records can become central evidence in legal proceedings without resolving underlying questions of diagnosis or criminal responsibility.

Physical symptoms following antidepressant cessation are generally transient and consistent with established discontinuation phenomena, while persistent or delayed symptoms remain difficult to explain pharmacodynamically and may involve psychiatric, psychological, or somatic contributors.

Daily consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with more than double the risk of gastric cancer in two large U.S. prospective cohorts, although the findings did not establish causality and require confirmation in additional studies.

The American Gastroenterological Association issued nine best practice statements on colorectal and esophageal surveillance in older adults. Recommendations emphasize individualized decisions, life expectancy, treatment candidacy, procedural risks, and patient preferences.