Mental Health
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For Some MDs, Long COVID Burnout Is a New Reality
Despite depression and burnout, few physicians seek help, fearing tarnishing their reputation or even losing their license.
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Methylphenidate Linked to Small Increase in CV Event Risk
ADHD medication treatment linked to higher probability of increased risk for CV events, says study.
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Drug Derived from LSD Granted FDA Breakthrough Status for Anxiety
Data from a phase 2b trial on LSD-based medication suggest a 48% remission rate in at 12 weeks in treatment of GAD.
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Bariatric Surgery Doesn’t Improve Mental Health in Teens
Despite improvements in weight, cardiometabolic health, and physical quality of life, bariatric surgery is an obesity treatment and improvements...
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Deaths Linked to Substance Use, CVD on the Rise
Researchers collected data on deaths within the United States where both SU and CVD (SU+CVD) were a contributing or an underlying cause.
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Isotretinoin users do not have higher suicide risk: meta-analysis
The analysis showed that the 1-year absolute risk from between two and eight studies of suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, completed suicides,...
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PTSD symptoms in women tied to worse heart, brain health
Outcomes of interest were associations of PTSD symptoms with carotid intima media thickness, brain white matter hyperintensity volume, and...
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Serious mental illness tied to 50% higher all-cause mortality risk after COVID
“From a public health perspective, our study has emphasized the need for early and timely preventative interventions (e.g. vaccination) for the...
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Is it time to scrap ultraprocessed foods?
For every 10% increase in UPF consumption, the odds of developing any kind of dementia increased by 25% in one study.
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Antidepressants ‘don’t blunt’ semaglutide and weight loss
“Semaglutide 2.4 mg provides an effective treatment option for weight management, regardless of antidepressant use at baseline.”