Increased Risk of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Patients Receiving Sedative-Hypnotics: A Propensity Score Weighting Cohort Study

Increased Risk of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Patients Receiving Sedative-Hypnotics: A Propensity Score Weighting Cohort Study

A new study, Increased Risk of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Patients Receiving Sedative-Hypnotics: A Propensity Score Weighting Cohort Study, by Yang HW and colleagues explores a possible link between benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRA) and…

Risk of suicide attempts and intentional self-harm on alprazolam

Risk of suicide attempts and intentional self-harm on alprazolam

A large-scale exposure-only within-subject time-to-event pharmacoepidemiologic study led by Robert D. Gibbons and Kwan Hur of the University of Chicago, alongside Jill E. Lavigne and J. John Mann of Columbia University, has confirmed alarming links…

Hypnotic use and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in insomnia patients

Hypnotic use and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in insomnia patients

A recent study published on August 7, 2024 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology raises alarms about the cardiovascular risks associated with certain hypnotic agents used to treat insomnia. Conducted by researchers from China, this study…