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In a specialty-clinic cohort of 2,329 adults with Neuro-PASC, females reported more neurologic symptoms, greater fatigue, and, among nonhospitalized patients, poorer attention than males approximately 16 months after symptom onset.

Prior ayahuasca experience was associated with lower self-reported depression, stress, and alcohol use among Brazilian ceremony participants, while also correlating with stronger spiritual wellbeing and metaphysical beliefs in an observational study that did not establish causality.

Growing numbers of cancer survivors are prompting renewed discussion about how survivorship services should be delivered, with oncology and palliative care leaders emphasizing symptom management, quality of life, clinician training, and long-term support needs.

A post hoc analysis of five brexpiprazole trials found improved functioning in adults with schizophrenia, including those with baseline hostility or agitation. The exploratory findings require interpretation alongside trial-design limitations and lack of multiplicity adjustment.

The NAUTILUS trial met its primary safety endpoint for responsive centromedian thalamic stimulation in drug-resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy. The prespecified primary effectiveness endpoint was not significant, while post hoc and 18-month outcomes showed sustained seizure reductions.

In a 3-year randomized clinical trial, dialectical behavior therapy and schema therapy produced substantial improvements in borderline personality disorder severity. No statistically significant differences were observed between treatments on primary or secondary outcomes.