AMA's House of Delegates Says Yes to Drug Decriminalization "We need to move to something different ... something that actually works," one member said Jun 12, 2024
Mental Health Dominates Telehealth; Top Psychiatrist Sued; College PTSD Doubles News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jun 05, 2024
Co-Locating COVID Vaccines, Infection Testing With Syringe Services Shows Success 94% of people completed primary vaccination in this Baltimore-based initiative Jun 03, 2024
Nurse Fired After Gaza Comments; Sedative-Laced Drugs; 4 Million Chickens Killed Health news and commentary gathered by app staff May 30, 2024
One in Nine Kids Have ADHD; Placebo Response in Trials; Befriending Former Patients News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 29, 2024
Summer Heat Waves Pose a Deadly Threat to Patients With Mental Illness We must be aware of particular risks among this group May 28, 2024
Earbuds and Hearing Loss; Campaign Rally Deaths; Cannabis vs Alcohol Use Daily Health news and commentary gathered by app staff May 23, 2024
Psychiatry MOC Lawsuit Dismissed; Cannabis vs Alcohol Use; Diagnosing Adult ADHD News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 22, 2024
Matthew Perry's Death Investigated; CDC H5N1 Surveillance; Trump Talks Birth Control Health news and commentary gathered by app staff May 22, 2024
Pediatricians Have Important Role in Talking About Substance Use, Experts Say "You can't just assume that somebody's going to get care elsewhere," one pediatrician noted May 17, 2024
HHS Task Force Launches Roadmap for Improving Maternal Mental Health Report highlights need for national infrastructure and affordable, equitable access to services May 15, 2024
FDA Panel to Weigh In on MDMA Approval; Parents Lost to Overdose; New APA President News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 15, 2024
U.S. Overdose Deaths Dropped in 2023, but Experts Say It's Too Soon to Celebrate About 107,500 people died of overdoses last year May 15, 2024
Jimmy Carter 'Coming to the End'; U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop; Drowning Deaths Rise Health news and commentary gathered by app staff May 15, 2024
Are Health Workers More Prone to Alcohol-Related Death? No, and physicians appear to have the lowest risk May 08, 2024
Investigational Drug Could Help Vapers Quit Results of mid-stage trial "promising" but need confirmation, researcher says May 08, 2024
Sociodemographic Factors May Predict Substance Use Initiation in Kids Study found that religion was the most robust predictor May 07, 2024
Higher Risk of Infant Death Tied to Dual Cannabis, Nicotine Use in Pregnancy Heightened risk also observed for a host of other adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes May 07, 2024
I Didn't Truly Understand Opioid Addiction Until It Killed My Son Despite being a doctor, I learned too late that substance use disorder is a treatable disease May 07, 2024
Social Media More Likely to Promote Positive Views of E-Cigarettes Two-thirds of Instagram posts portrayed e-cigarette use positively May 06, 2024
Survey: Virtually All Healthcare Providers Meet Criteria for Nomophobia Researcher recommends physicians take a "digital detox" on days off May 06, 2024
Stigmatizing Language Common in Clinical Notes for Patients With SUD "There is absolutely a need for provider education in this space," researcher says May 05, 2024
What if States Paid People to Stop Using Drugs and Smoking? This underutilized strategy has proven effective May 04, 2024
Narcan May Have Moved Over-the-Counter, but It’s Still Underutilized The potential of this lifesaving medicine will only be achieved if it is truly accessible to all May 01, 2024
Bipolar Depression Pill Fails; Magnetic Seizure vs ECT; Lifetime Loneliness Curve News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 01, 2024
DEA Will Move to Reclassify Marijuana in Historic Shift, Sources Say Move would not legalize marijuana for recreational use Apr 30, 2024
CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke Apr 30, 2024
Nixing the X Waiver Hasn't Yet Vastly Expanded Buprenorphine Access The change boosted the number of prescribers, but only modestly increased new prescriptions Apr 24, 2024
Mid-Stage Win for Novel Depression Agent; 'Floordrobe' Disorder; CIA Mind Control News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 24, 2024
'Satanic Panic' Psychiatrist Dies; Caplyta Depression Win; Esketamine After Birth News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 17, 2024
House Panel Says China Subsidizes Fentanyl Production to Fuel U.S. Crisis Most overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to be linked to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids Apr 17, 2024
FDA OKs Anxiety Stimulation Device; Long-Term KarXT Data; Psilocybin Adverse Events News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 10, 2024
Cancer Warnings on Booze; Rats, Roaches in Hospitals; Barefoot Pharma Workers Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Apr 10, 2024
Chat-Based Messaging Lowered Alcohol Use in At-Risk College Students Real-time instant messaging was more effective than text messaging at reducing alcohol intake Apr 08, 2024
Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk Should Be Withdrawn, Experts Tell FDA Methodology behind AvertD DNA test questioned Apr 04, 2024
Fanapt OK'd for Bipolar; First Depression App Cleared; Keto Diet for Schizophrenia News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 03, 2024
Telehealth Improves Hepatitis C Treatment in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Facilitated telemedicine embedded into opioid treatment programs boosted HCV cure rates Apr 03, 2024
More Women Are Drinking Themselves Sick. The Biden Administration Is Concerned. But change isn't something everyone will raise a glass to Mar 31, 2024
Starting Treatment at Discharge for Alcohol-Related Hospital Stays Shows Benefits However, only 2% of hospitalized patients received a script Mar 29, 2024
Depression TMS Cleared for Teens; Phase III Narcolepsy Win; Fake ADHD Diagnosis? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 27, 2024