New ADHD Stimulant OK'd; Anticonvulsant for Depression? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 10, 2021
Meghan Markle's Bombshell Revelation The duchess reveals mental health issues and desperate moments during pregnancy Mar 09, 2021
Dementia Patients Often Have Dangerous Mix of Drugs at Home Combinations increase risk of falls, respiratory suppression, cognitive impairment Mar 09, 2021
Op-Ed: The American Psychiatric Association Sickened America It's time to right their wrongs and move toward recovery Mar 07, 2021
Op-Ed: Now Isn't the Time to Ignore the Opioid Crisis Swift federal action can remove barriers to life-saving treatment Mar 06, 2021
Back From the Brink, Med Student's Plea Brings Promise of Change He had a suicide plan. Now, he hopes to start a long-needed movement Mar 03, 2021
Brain Imaging Study Paused After LGBTQ+ Advocates Complain Concerns that UCLA research could damage participants' mental health Mar 01, 2021
Cannabis Tied to Rebound Headaches in Chronic Migraine Patients Study adds to findings about marijuana and migraine Mar 01, 2021
Op-Ed: Stop Ignoring Our Parallel Pandemic Biden's COVID-19 task force must take action to prevent clinician burnout Mar 01, 2021
Multiple Sclerosis and Depression: Are Links Causal? Mendelian randomization study says no, but predisposition to obesity may play a role Feb 28, 2021
Ethics Consult: Does Dementia Preclude 'Consent' to Sex? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Feb 26, 2021
Alzheimer's May Start Sooner for People With Anxiety, Depression History Psychiatric disorders could have additive effects on AD pathophysiology, study suggests Feb 24, 2021
PTSD Post-COVID; Caplyta Seeking New Indications News and commentary from the psychiatry world Feb 24, 2021
Young Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients See Lags in Care Diagnosis typically came years after disease onset; providers claim lack of knowledge on HS pain Feb 24, 2021
Fentanyl, Meth Use Shot Up When COVID Hit New report from drug testing company shows increases in positive tests for both substances Feb 24, 2021
Recognizing Medical Contributions by Africans and Black Americans From early inoculations to modern medical devices Feb 17, 2021
Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young Feb 16, 2021
Sleep-Dementia Link; Neanderthal Mini-Brains; MS Tx and COVID Vax News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Feb 16, 2021
Op-Ed: If You're a Doctor, You Need Therapy You can't take care of patients until you take care of yourself Feb 06, 2021
Burnout Among ICU Docs Skyrocketed During COVID-19 Small Dutch survey finds link to unsafe work environment, scarcity of resources Feb 03, 2021
Brain Tumor Risk Upped With Synthetic Progestogen Absolute risk still low, however, and product not currently approved in U.S. Feb 03, 2021
80% of COVID-19 Patients May Have Lingering Symptoms, Signs More than 50 effects persisted after acute infection, meta-analysis shows Jan 30, 2021
Ethics Consult: Report Alleged Improper Doctor-Patient Relationship? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Jan 29, 2021
Opioids Concerningly Common for Diabetic Nerve Pain But overall prescriptions for pain meds have tapered off over the years Jan 28, 2021
Two Pediatricians Dead in Texas Murder-Suicide Austin mourns loss of beloved pediatrician Lindley Dodson, MD Jan 28, 2021
Dementia Tied to Large Perivascular Spaces Enlarged spaces around cerebral small blood vessels linked to cognitive decline over time Jan 27, 2021
Op-Ed: We Should Not Allow a Marijuana Free-for-All Harms from cannabis are real -- they must be recognized and mitigated Jan 16, 2021
High Cognitive Performance at Age 100 Some centenarians show resilience to cognitive decline, despite brain pathology Jan 15, 2021
Naltrexone-Bupropion Helps for Meth Addiction, but Not a Lot More people on treatment had negative urine samples after 6 weeks Jan 13, 2021
Primary Progressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's Doesn't Foretell Memory Loss No memory decline over more than 2 years in small study, though speech deficits grew Jan 13, 2021
Op-Ed: Why (and How) We Don't Prescribe Oxycodone Greater desirability equals greater addictive potential Jan 09, 2021
Alzheimer's Blood Tests: Big Breakthroughs in 2020 Game-changing strides in tau assays, and an amyloid test enters the market Jan 06, 2021
Untreated Autism Spectrum Disorder Tied to Alcohol, Drug Abuse But those on psychotropic agents for autism seemed to attenuate their risk Jan 04, 2021
Gabapentinoids Plus Opioids Up Overdose Risk After Surgery Absolute risks of adverse events were low, however Dec 29, 2020
Altered Mental State Tied to COVID-19 Mortality In-hospital deaths higher, even when pulmonary problems were not severe Dec 21, 2020
House Dems, GOP Agree: Sacklers, Purdue Pharma 'Sickening' "I'm not sure I'm aware of any family in America that's more evil than yours" Dec 17, 2020
Trazodone-Sildenafil Mix-Up; Ibogaine Minus Hallucinations; Facebook Flags Distress News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 16, 2020
Childhood Abuse Leaves 'Devastating Impact' on Adults Sicker, poorer, less educated, and likely to die sooner Dec 14, 2020
