<ѻý>A Pacemaker for the Brain Helped a Woman With Crippling Depressionѻý> It may soon be available to more patients Feb 21, 2024
<ѻý>Largest COVID Vax Safety Study; Kratom Deaths Rising; Gov. Threatens Hospital Chainѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 21, 2024
<ѻý>Dietary Thiamine Linked With Cognitionѻý> J-shaped curve emerges between vitamin B1 in diet and cognitive decline Feb 20, 2024
<ѻý>Frozen Embryos 'Children' in Ala.; GLP-1s for Opioid Addiction? New E.Coli Outbreakѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 20, 2024
<ѻý>CDC: More People Die After Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Themѻý> Not yet clear if shift toward smoking fentanyl reduces mortality Feb 15, 2024
<ѻý>E-Cigs Show Some Benefit as Smoking Cessation Aid in Clinical Trialѻý> More people able to abstain from smoking tobacco than after traditional counseling alone Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>Suicide Risk Highest Right After Depression Hospitalization Dischargeѻý> Incidence extremely high in the first 3 days Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>Mental Health Exemptions Emerge in Abortion Rights Initiatives on State Ballotsѻý> While proposals in other states specifically exclude the exception Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>Exercise and COVID; Can Smells Help Depression? Car Crashes Into Hospital EDѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>Dementia Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosisѻý> Blood proteins identified those at risk for all-cause, Alzheimer's, or vascular dementia Feb 12, 2024
<ѻý>Spread 'Aloha' in Healthcareѻý> Let's work toward a more idyllic vision of our system Feb 12, 2024
<ѻý>Doing Away With Needle Exchange Programs Won't Prevent Drug Useѻý> This is where the principle of harm reduction becomes important Feb 11, 2024
<ѻý>No Survival Benefit to Higher Intranasal Naloxone Doseѻý> Moreover, opioid withdrawal signs were more prevalent with the 8-mg dose vs the 4-mg dose Feb 09, 2024
<ѻý>Stigmatizing Language Common on Liver Transplant Websitesѻý> Researchers searched for terms including "alcoholic," "alcoholism," and "alcohol abuse" Feb 08, 2024
<ѻý>Long COVID Patients Saw Improvements After Group Rehab Programѻý> More patients reported feeling "much better now" compared with usual care group Feb 08, 2024
<ѻý>Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Tied to Less Alzheimer's Riskѻý> Large U.K. study tracked health records of 270,000 men Feb 07, 2024
<ѻý>Death Penalty Position Statement; Depression and Body Temp; New APA Medical Directorѻý> News and commentary from the psychiatry world Feb 07, 2024
<ѻý>Gun Violence Exposure Associated With Suicidal Behavior Among Black Americansѻý> Being threatened with a gun, knowing someone who was shot linked with suicide attempts Feb 06, 2024
<ѻý>Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Riskѻý> Cessation at any age proved helpful for lowering cancer risk Feb 06, 2024
<ѻý>Even With Alzheimer's Pathology, Healthy Lifestyles May Preserve Cognitionѻý> More data support the idea of "cognitive reserve" Feb 05, 2024
<ѻý>Suicide Risk 8-Fold Higher After Common Reproductive Disorder Diagnosisѻý> Young women carry the highest risk, study finds Feb 05, 2024
<ѻý>What to Know About Nitazenes, a Class of Potent Synthetic Opioidsѻý> This unapproved drug class is turning up in more overdose deaths across the country Feb 05, 2024
<ѻý>Sleep Disorders Are More Common Than You Thinkѻý> Plus, how primary care providers can squeeze this topic into their discussions with patients Feb 05, 2024 video
<ѻý>As Investors Pile Into Psychedelics, Idealism Gives Way to Pharma Economicsѻý> Challenges abound for the burgeoning sector Feb 05, 2024
<ѻý>Rudest Doctor's Office Behavior; Disease Spread by Dog Poop; Defining Sobrietyѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 05, 2024
<ѻý>Ketamine Therapy for Mental Health a ‘Wild West’ for Doctors and Patientsѻý> For some patients it's a "light at the end of the tunnel" Feb 04, 2024
<ѻý>HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphineѻý> Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth Feb 02, 2024
<ѻý>Cell Phone Radiation Study Halted; Medical Exam Cheating Exposed; 988 Staff Burnoutѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 02, 2024
<ѻý>Mental Health Disparities Stark for Transgender, Gender-Diverse Peopleѻý> British survey found higher rates of mental health conditions, unmet needs Feb 01, 2024
<ѻý>Undiagnosed Liver Disease May Be Common in Patients With Dementiaѻý> Hepatic encephalopathy could be contributing to cognitive symptoms, study suggested Jan 31, 2024
<ѻý>Controversial Alzheimer's Drug Abandonedѻý> Biogen will stop developing and selling aducanumab Jan 31, 2024
<ѻý>Elmo's Wellness Check; Med Schools Overlook Training on Suicide; Religious Traumaѻý> News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 31, 2024
<ѻý>Shannen Doherty's 'Miracle Treatment'; Adult 'Diaper Spa'? Israel Raids Hospitalѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 31, 2024
<ѻý>Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeonsѻý> STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
<ѻý>Alzheimer's May Be Transmissible in Rare Circumstancesѻý> Cases tied to long-discontinued childhood medical procedure Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgeryѻý> Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>King Charles Admitted; ADHD Drug Recalled; Minnesota Debates Doc-Assisted Suicideѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 26, 2024
<ѻý>Multiple Societal Factors Contribute to High HIV Risk in Transgender Womenѻý> Discrimination, homelessness, low PrEP uptake are key factors, according to CDC survey Jan 25, 2024
<ѻý>Hollywood and Psychiatrists: From Professor Plum to Dr. Melfiѻý> How do their portrayals affect patients and professionals in the real world? Jan 24, 2024