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The association between lithium use and chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been unclear. This study showed that lithium over the long-term (i.e., 10 years) accelerated the decline in eGFR attributed to aging.

In this cross-sectional study of US adults hospitalized with COVID-19 during January 2022 to April 2022, hospitalization rates from COVID were 10.5 times higher in unvaccinated persons and 2.5 times higher in vaccinated persons with no booster dose, respectively, compared with those who had received a booster dose.

A total of 35 status migrainosus patients were enrolled; 30 of them were female, and the average age was 39. Before the drugs were given, everyone’s serum magnesium levels were normal. There were no ECG alterations found, and none of the patients experienced any severe side effects either during or right away following the infusion. In 15 patients, there was a positive effect; in 10, there was no effect; and in 10, there were no data.

This report on learnings shows that it is crucial to educate primary healthcare professionals on how to spot people who may commit suicide in their later years (eg, using “The 5 Ds” — Deadly methods, Depression, Disease & Disability, Disconnectness, and Development) and how to adopt prevention measures.

Despite having anti-psychotic, anxiolytic, sedative, and hypnotic properties, quetiapine is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular death and sudden cardiac death when used in conventional doses. For the first time, the current investigation demonstrated that quetiapine taken off-label and in modest doses raises the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), stroke, and cardiovascular death.