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<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in psychiatry.

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<乌鸦传媒>Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Tied to Less Alzheimer's Risk

Large U.K. study tracked health records of 270,000 men

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<乌鸦传媒>Death Penalty Position Statement; Depression and Body Temp; New APA Medical Director

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Gun Violence Exposure Associated With Suicidal Behavior Among Black Americans

Being threatened with a gun, knowing someone who was shot linked with suicide attempts

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<乌鸦传媒>Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk

Cessation at any age proved helpful for lowering cancer risk

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<乌鸦传媒>Even With Alzheimer's Pathology, Healthy Lifestyles May Preserve Cognition

More data support the idea of "cognitive reserve"

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<乌鸦传媒>Suicide Risk 8-Fold Higher After Common Reproductive Disorder Diagnosis

Young women carry the highest risk, study finds

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About Nitazenes, a Class of Potent Synthetic Opioids

This unapproved drug class is turning up in more overdose deaths across the country

<乌鸦传媒>Sleep Disorders Are More Common Than You Think

Plus, how primary care providers can squeeze this topic into their discussions with patients

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<乌鸦传媒>As Investors Pile Into Psychedelics, Idealism Gives Way to Pharma Economics

Challenges abound for the burgeoning sector

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<乌鸦传媒>Rudest Doctor's Office Behavior; Disease Spread by Dog Poop; Defining Sobriety

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Ketamine Therapy for Mental Health a 鈥榃ild West鈥� for Doctors and Patients

For some patients it's a "light at the end of the tunnel"

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine

Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth

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<乌鸦传媒>Cell Phone Radiation Study Halted; Medical Exam Cheating Exposed; 988 Staff Burnout

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Mental Health Disparities Stark for Transgender, Gender-Diverse People

British survey found higher rates of mental health conditions, unmet needs

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<乌鸦传媒>Undiagnosed Liver Disease May Be Common in Patients With Dementia

Hepatic encephalopathy could be contributing to cognitive symptoms, study suggested

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<乌鸦传媒>Controversial Alzheimer's Drug Abandoned

Biogen will stop developing and selling aducanumab

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<乌鸦传媒>Elmo's Wellness Check; Med Schools Overlook Training on Suicide; Religious Trauma

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Shannen Doherty's 'Miracle Treatment'; Adult 'Diaper Spa'? Israel Raids Hospital

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons

STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's May Be Transmissible in Rare Circumstances

Cases tied to long-discontinued childhood medical procedure

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<乌鸦传媒>In the Marrow of My Bones

Honoring the memory of one of my earliest patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery

Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest

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<乌鸦传媒>King Charles Admitted; ADHD Drug Recalled; Minnesota Debates Doc-Assisted Suicide

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Multiple Societal Factors Contribute to High HIV Risk in Transgender Women

Discrimination, homelessness, low PrEP uptake are key factors, according to CDC survey

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<乌鸦传媒>Hollywood and Psychiatrists: From Professor Plum to Dr. Melfi

How do their portrayals affect patients and professionals in the real world?

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<乌鸦传媒>America's Financial Anxiety; Loneliness and Death Risk; Psychiatric Patient Surveys

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Amid Overdose Surge, Oregon Lawmakers Backpedal on Drug Decriminalization

Bill would not affect state's legalization of cannabis or psychedelic mushrooms, however

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<乌鸦传媒>Benzodiazepines Tied to Worse Outcomes in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Drugs are commonly prescribed to treat insomnia, anxiety in PSP

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<乌鸦传媒>Abortion Laws Tied to Anxiety and Depression in Women

After Dobbs, women ages 18 and 45 in trigger states had a greater increase in these symptoms

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<乌鸦传媒>New FDA Boxed Warning; College Shaken by Suicides; More Get Flu Shot Than COVID Vax

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Gabapentinoid Use Continues to Climb

Gabapentin still commonly prescribed off-label for chronic pain

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Blood Test Shows High Diagnostic Accuracy

Commercial ptau-217 assay reduced confirmatory testing by about 80%

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<乌鸦传媒>Buprenorphine Less Risky for Most Birth Defects Than Methadone

But researchers said any treatment for OUD in pregnancy is better than none

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<乌鸦传媒>Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma

No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however

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<乌鸦传媒>Subclasses of Steatotic Liver Disease Can Help Determine Prognosis

Risk of liver decompensation increased progressively when alcohol intake came into play

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<乌鸦传媒>Inequitable Treatment Persists Across Pediatric 乌鸦传媒, Review Shows

Experts recommend ways to improve child care, health equity

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<乌鸦传媒>Certain Cancer Survivors More Likely to Have Substance Use Disorder

Prevalence particularly high in those recently diagnosed with head and neck and cervical cancers

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<乌鸦传媒>DSM's Undisclosed Industry Ties; Antipsychotic Heart Risks; FOMO and Phone Addiction

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Gabapentinoids in COPD Patients May Raise Risk for Severe Exacerbations

39% higher risk compared with nonusers, database study finds

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<乌鸦传媒>Overdose Death Notices Plus Guidance Sink Opioid Prescribing

Doctors who were told about deaths and given planning prompts wrote fewer opioid scripts

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