<p>Fatal opioid overdoses four times more likely in the two days after hospital discharge</p>
<p>People with multiple sclerosis, with or without depression, have increased risks for incident vascular disease, all-cause mortality</p>
<p>Benzodiazepine deaths increased from April-June 2019 to April-June 2020, with larger increase for illicit benzodiazepine deaths</p>
<p>Findings show even higher risk among those with severe mental disorders, like schizophrenia and bipolar disorders</p>
<p>Men ages 15 to 64 years of age were particularly hard-hit by excess deaths, while children were spared</p>
<p>1,134,000 children experienced death of a primary caregiver globally from March 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021</p>
<p>Increased in-hospital mortality for COVID-19 patients with schizophrenia versus those without severe mental illness</p>
<p>Having both conditions poses greater risk than either condition alone</p>
<p>Weekly median overdose deaths increased by 50 percent after stay-at-home order</p>