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Behavioural scienceAlcohol and drug use confirms
Norway's ban on all alcohol advertising has survived 50 years of legal challenge
A review of Norwegian government documents, parliamentary papers and court rulings traces the alcohol marketing ban in force since 1975, which has adapted to alcohol-free beers and social media.
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Behavioural scienceSmoking and vaping refines
Seven in ten Korean heated tobacco and cigarette users moved to cigarettes
Among 7.26 million Korean adults screened between 2019 and 2023, users of heated tobacco or e-cigarettes were more likely to quit cigarettes, but also more likely to start smoking again.
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Tomorrow's worldMedicine at a distance refines
Systolic pressure was 5.8 mmHg lower with apps and wearables after stroke
Across 29 studies in 8,389 stroke and transient ischaemic attack survivors, systolic blood pressure was 5.8 mmHg lower with mobile applications or wearables, though prediction intervals crossed the null.
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Behavioural scienceAdherence and persistence new
Fewer than one in five US stroke and TIA patients filled a P2Y12 inhibitor
Among 45,763 US adults with a first ischaemic stroke or TIA, 18.9% filled a P2Y12 inhibitor within 30 days, and half of clopidogrel initiators had stopped filling by 180 days.
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Behavioural scienceAdherence and persistence refines
Tirzepatide initiators stayed on treatment longer than semaglutide initiators
In propensity-matched US claims data on adults with type 2 diabetes, 12-month adherence was 60% for tirzepatide initiators against 45% for semaglutide initiators among GLP-1-naive patients, with persistence of 62% against 47%.
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Data, models and systemsAI in medicine new
Language models identified overdose deaths from New York investigators' written reports
Reading the reports New York City death investigators write on each case, the better of two language models identified suspected overdose deaths with 92% sensitivity and 88% positive predictive value.
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Behavioural scienceAlcohol and drug use new
One in nine older US cannabis users meets criteria for cannabis use disorder
In a national US survey, 8.9% of adults aged 65 and over had used cannabis in the past year, and 11.4% of those met criteria for cannabis use disorder.
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Behavioural scienceSocial connection refines
Loneliness predicts psychological distress better than other social measures
In a 29-country European survey of 48,377 respondents, loneliness was the strongest social predictor of psychological distress, and the other social measures together added 0.006 to the AUC.
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Behavioural scienceInfection and pandemics refines
Modelling puts maternal deaths 68,489 above pre-pandemic trends over 2020 to 2023
Models fitted to WHO/UN estimates for 2000 to 2019 put maternal deaths for 2020 to 2023 at 68,489 above the projected path, with excess detectable in 113 of 195 countries.
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Behavioural scienceSocial connection new
Carers who repeatedly stop and restart unpaid care are more likely to smoke
In the UK Household Longitudinal Study, adults repeatedly moving in and out of unpaid caring had higher odds of smoking (OR 1.67) and lower odds of physical inactivity (OR 0.65).
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Behavioural scienceSmoking and vaping confirms
Brief tobacco intervention lowered risk scores in Indian guards, fading by day 90
In a randomised trial among 86 male security personnel at a North Indian tertiary hospital, a WHO ASSIST-linked brief intervention reduced tobacco risk scores relative to general health information, with a group-by-time effect size of 0.34 and dependence differences weakening by day 90.
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Behavioural scienceInfection and pandemics new
Offering HPV vaccine at 9-10 brought median series completion to 12.2 years
In a cluster-randomised trial in 31 US paediatric practices, offering HPV vaccination at ages 9-10 rather than 11-12 brought median age at series completion forward from 13.3 to 12.2 years.
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