About the Study: The authors of this Special Communication write that treatment of perinatal Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) should be prioritized during pregnancy. Authors argue that expanding access to maternity, child health, and psychiatric care is a public health imperative, and that structured, evidence-based decision-making can help clinicians and patients balance the risks of untreated depression, treatment benefits, and potential risks associated with SSRI exposure. Authors' institutions include Children's National Hospital, George Washington University School of Medicine, University of British Columbia, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School.

About the Study: Among patients undergoing cancer surgery, waiting times to initiation of first-course therapy have steadily increased since 2012, particularly at high-volume academic centers and among patients referred for definitive care. With continued consolidation and expansion of health systems, system-level strategies are urgently needed to monitor and mitigate delays in the delivery of surgical care for cancer.

About the Study: This JAMA Patient Page describes common symptoms, risk factors, screening tests, diagnosis, and treatment of celiac disease.

Adverse pregnancy outcomes—such as preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, low-birth weight, and preterm birth—are associated with risk of further complications, chronic disease, and cardiovascular disease. They also disproportionately affect Black and Latina women. A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham finds adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) among Black and Latina women are also associated with substantially greater health-related social needs, spanning domains such as education, transportation, food security, financial strain, employment, and social support. The researchers conclude that integrating social needs assessment into postpartum care could help improve long-term maternal health and reduce disparities. Results are published in JAMA Network Open.

Heat waves pose a growing threat to learning, health and well-being in schools as extreme heat becomes more frequent and intense across the United States, finds a report by the American Psychological Association and the Network for Resilient PK-12 Schools.  

Habitual cannabis users experienced about 9% fewer premature heartbeats on days they inhaled cannabis compared with days they abstained, a counterintuitive finding that adds to the complex and evolving understanding of how cannabis affects the heart, new UC San Francisco-led research found.

Generative AI gives health experts the ability to create realistic synthetic genetic data that helps to identify behaviour of disease complications. 

Researchers have found that pediatric-onset rheumatic and inflammatory diseases have distinct genetic architecture compared with adults. The findings could pave the way for the discoveries that have benefitted adult patients with similar conditions, like better disease classification and the development of precision therapies.