988 Lifeline Getting Mostly Good Reviews
In this report, we follow up on what has happened since then.
The federal government-backed 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Can Residents Flourish? Managing Common Foot and Ankle Conditions
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 23, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Burnout Relief, Made Easier
(MedPage Today) -- Last week, Massachusetts hospitals, local health plans, and healthcare systems all committed to eliminating invasive, stigmatizing questions about mental illness and addiction from their credentialing processes. The move was... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Masks, Pandemic Gear Ditched; COVID Vocal Cord Paralysis; How Bruce Willis Coped
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As stockpiles expire, states are ditching excess masks and pandemic gear in droves. (AP)
JN.1 is now the fastest-growing COVID variant in the U.S., causing about... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
First Test to Identify Opioid Addiction Risk Approved by FDA
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the first test that uses DNA to identify whether adults have an elevated risk of developing opioid use disorder (OUD), the agency said Tuesday.
The AvertD test is intended to be used before patients who are... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Planning to Stop That Benzodiazepine? Think Twice
(MedPage Today) -- Stopping long-term benzodiazepine treatment was tied to a higher risk of death, according to a comparative effectiveness study using claims data.
An intention-to-treat analysis showed that among people who weren't simultaneously... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
ADHD Video Game for Teens; Spinal Cord Stimulation for Depression; Menu Anxiety?
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the age range for EndeavorRx -- the prescription video game treatment for ADHD -- to include adolescents ages 13 to 17, maker Akili said. It was previously approved for kids ages 8 to 12.
A new Milliman... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
If Ketamine Is So Safe, What Happened to Matthew Perry?
(MedPage Today) -- Ketamine has long been considered a safe anesthetic, one perceived as carrying little harm and having the potential to help treat some of the most refractory mental health conditions.
So when the Los Angeles county medical examiner... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Sharp Uptick in Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Visits After ACA's Passage
(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare visits for transgender-related diagnoses and gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) have been rising, researchers reported, suggesting it as an opportunity for HIV prevention.
Within a commercial health plan database... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Psilocybin May Help Ease Depression in Cancer Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Psilocybin-assisted therapy in a group setting was safe and appeared effective in patients with cancer and depression, according to a small, phase II, open‐label trial.
After one dose of psilocybin among 30 patients, depression... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Experts Highlight Drug Overdose Deaths Among Seniors During Senate Hearing
(MedPage Today) -- Among other solutions, educational campaigns along with expanding access to residential rehab programs to Medicare beneficiaries could mitigate the growing trend of drug overdose deaths in seniors, experts said during a hearing... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Clearing Patients for Punishment: The Truth About Solitary Confinement
(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court recently declined to hear the case of a man held in long-term solitary confinement. While his case pertained to specific issues involving a lack of exercise and access to the outside, it is a broader reminder... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cats and Schizophrenia; FDA to Review MDMA PTSD Treatment; Yogurt to Destress?
(MedPage Today) -- Owning a cat was linked with more than a 2-times higher risk for developing schizophrenia-related disorders in a meta-analysis. (Schizophrenia Bulletin)
Nearly 60% of adults drink alcohol at least once a month, and more than... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Hypochondriasis Linked to Increased Risk of Death
(MedPage Today) -- People with hypochondriasis had an increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes, according to a Swedish cohort study.
In analyses adjusted for sociodemographic variables, those diagnosed with hypochondriasis... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Gunman's Brain Tissue Tested; Conversion Therapy Ban Upheld; Pedestrian Deaths Rise
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Maine's chief medical examiner sent tissue samples from the brain of a gunman who killed 18 people in October to be tested for signs of injury related to his military... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
