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Lynn Dosky

Depression Medication Adherence Varies Among Medicaid Youth
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By: Lynn Dosky
Graphic is titled Prevalence of Depression in Youth. It shows 3 pie graphs depicting 3% School-aged Children, 20% Adolescents, and 18% Young Adults

Poor medication adherence increases risk of persistent depression, suicide and self-harm. A national study of nearly 200,000 Medicaid- enrolled youth ages 9 to 24 found major gaps in the quality of antidepressant treatment and adherence for a new major depressive episode. Researchers analyzed Medicaid claims from 2016 to 2019 to assess consistency with Healthcare Effectiveness…

Meeting the Challenge of Clinical Trial Recruitment and Retention
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By: Lynn Dosky
Illustration of research and healthcare symbols, including gears, a clipboard with a checklist and medical cross, a magnifying glass, a lab flask, and green icons with a check mark, an X, and a question mark.

Participant recruitment and retention strategies are crucial features of any successful clinical study design. In fact, an article published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science noted, “up to 85% of clinical trials fail to recruit or retain a sufficient sample size, leading to failures to meet accrual targets in four out of every…