He Impersonated a Doctor. Now He's Close to Becoming One But can he clear the last hurdle? Mar 17, 2021
Criteria Proposed to Diagnose Clinical Syndrome Tied to CTE Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome definition applies to research, not clinical care Mar 15, 2021
The Nurses Are Not Alright Four in 10 nurses under age 34 are isolated, lonely, or depressed Mar 12, 2021
High Prevalence of Early-Onset Dementia in Schizophrenia Patients More than a quarter had a dementia diagnosis by age 66 Mar 10, 2021
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
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
Op-Ed: Stop Ignoring Our Parallel Pandemic Biden's COVID-19 task force must take action to prevent clinician burnout Mar 01, 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
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
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
Two Pediatricians Dead in Texas Murder-Suicide Austin mourns loss of beloved pediatrician Lindley Dodson, MD Jan 28, 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
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
Stroke, Sexual Assault Trauma Tied to Psychogenic Seizures Large study finds novel link with cerebrovascular disease Dec 08, 2020
Youth Not Immune to Rising Overdose Rates Overdoses with stimulants on the rise, while those involving heroin have declined Dec 07, 2020
Overdose Calls Slam EMS in Pandemic Trends correspond with social distancing measured through cell phone data Dec 03, 2020
Docs Can Prescribe Opioids Via Telemedicine, for Now CMS will eventually revisit emergency guidance Nov 29, 2020
Renewed Concerns About Finasteride and Mental Health Database study links popular alopecia treatment with increased risks of suicidality, depression Nov 27, 2020
AMA: Cautious 'Yes' to Public Option; 'No' to Legal Cannabis Public option health insurance shouldn't require blanket participation from docs, group says Nov 18, 2020
California Medical Board to Revise Dreaded Death Certificate Project 2019 death data suggest frightful consequence: doubling of fatal overdoses versus earlier years Nov 17, 2020
NSAID Allergies May Boost Risk for Opioid Use Disorder These patients might benefit from targeted allergy evaluation Nov 15, 2020
AMA Must Work Harder to End Racism in Medicine, Delegates Say "It's time for our AMA to recognize that Black lives matter" Nov 15, 2020
