Guidance Focuses on Mental Health Symptoms in Long COVID
(MedPage Today) -- An interdisciplinary group of physicians has released the latest guidance in its series on long COVID, this time focusing on mental health symptoms.
The guidance, published by the American Academy of Physical Medicine &... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
CDC Launches Initiative to Tackle Burnout in Healthcare
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on Tuesday launched the Impact Wellbeing campaign, a campaign to provide resources to hospital leaders to ease burnout, encourage help-seeking, and improve... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Brain Health Took a Hit During the COVID Pandemic
(MedPage Today) -- Brain health deteriorated more rapidly for people 50 and older during the COVID-19 pandemic, data from the PROTECT study in England suggested.
Across the entire cohort of 3,100 people, both executive function (effect size 0... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
FDA's Revolving Door; 2.4 Million Excess Deaths; Can Anorexia Be 'Terminal'?
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FDA ex-employees leaving for jobs at Moderna highlight the "revolving door" problem at the agency. (BMJ)
Ambulances carrying 76 critically wounded Palestinians... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
People Who Need 988 Find It, but Many Say They Won't Use It Again
(MedPage Today) -- People in serious distress were more likely to have heard of and use the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, but many said they probably wouldn't use it again.
In a survey of nearly 5,000 U.S. adults, those with serious distress... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Phase III Win in Schizophrenia; Bipolar Blood Test; How Do Psychedelics Work?
(MedPage Today) -- The 50-mg dose of the investigational drug brilaroxazine significantly reduced symptoms of schizophrenia in adults within 4 weeks in the phase III RECOVER trial, developer Reviva Pharmaceuticals announced.
Severe mental illness... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Trump Calls for 'Mental Institutions'; Masks Reduce COVID; U.S. Infant Deaths Rise
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Former president Donald Trump called for the return of "mental institutions" as a way to reduce homelessness if elected to a second term. (Axios)
Veterans treated... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Adding Nurse Care Managers in Primary Care Boosted OUD Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- Integrating nurse care managers into primary care teams significantly increased access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment compared with usual care, a cluster randomized trial showed.
In the Primary Care Opioid Use Disorders... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Pediatrician Fatally Stabbed; Driver's License Laws and Dementia; Doctors Wary of AI
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A Texas pediatrician was fatally stabbed while sitting at a picnic table near her apartment building Saturday; the motive is unclear. (NBC News)
The American College... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Wegovy and Thyroid Cancer; Maine Shooter's Mental Health; 469 Heat Deaths
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No causal connection exists between GLP-1 agonists such as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and thyroid cancer, a safety panel for the European Medicines Agency concluded... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
House Speaker's Health Views; Is Social Media Addictive? Metals Found in Chocolate
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Congress has a new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (R-La.): here are his views on Medicare, abortion, the Affordable Care Act, and other healthcare issues. (The... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Britney Spears' New Memoir: Please Read Responsibly
(MedPage Today) -- In this video interview, Jessi Gold, MD, MS, assistant professor and director of wellness, engagement, and outreach in the department of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, discusses how we can... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Another Study Highlights Metformin's Dementia Protection Properties
(MedPage Today) -- More evidence suggested that metformin may be protective against new-onset dementia in older adults with diabetes, a cohort study found.
Compared with routine metformin users, those who stopped the drug early for reasons other... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Fauci to Pediatricians: You Have a 'Reservoir of Trust' With the Public
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Anthony Fauci, MD, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, reminded pediatricians gathered here for their annual meeting that they play a key role in public health.
While... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Meta's Mental Health Lawsuits; Short Sleep and Depression; Inflated Psych Results?
(MedPage Today) -- Several states sued Meta alleging its social media platforms harm adolescents' mental health. (CNN)
Young adults ages 18 to 25 reported double the rates of anxiety and depression compared with teens, according to a report from... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
