July 17, 2019
(Reuters) – U.S. overdose deaths dropped last year for the first time in nearly two decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday, in a sign that a nationwide epidemic of drug-related deaths is abating. About 68,500 … Read More
July 12, 2019
(Undark) – Sardy observed these developments with growing alarm. She and Tom had grown up with a mother whose life had been derailed by schizophrenia, and she was well acquainted with its signs and symptoms. “Memories unfurl inside as I … Read More
July 9, 2019
(Reuters) – Dementia patients may go to the emergency room more often when their caregivers are depressed, a recent study suggests. Researchers observed 663 dementia patients and their family caregivers – typically spouses, domestic partners or other relatives – for … Read More
July 9, 2019
(The Conversation) – In a forthcoming academic article, I argue that physician burnout is as much a legal problem as it is a medical one. Many laws and regulations protect the health and welfare of American workers. This is particularly … Read More
July 3, 2019
(The Atlantic) – Meanwhile, a steady stream of research has continued to probe the question of whether isotretinoin causes depression and suicide. None of it has conclusively proved an answer. But a study published today in JAMA Dermatology contends that, … Read More
June 24, 2019
(The Guardian) – Three euthanasia cases involving women with psychiatric conditions and dementia are under investigation in the Netherlands, the Observer can reveal. Prosecutors confirmed that the deaths, in 2017 and 2018, were being investigated for potentially breaching strict conditions … Read More
June 18, 2019
(Reuters) – For nearly a decade, suicide rates have been climbing among U.S. teens, with an especially pronounced increase in boys recently, a new study suggests. Rates among teens began to increase in 2007, with an even sharper rise between … Read More
June 17, 2019
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 45, no. 2, 2019) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Should Clinicians Boycott Australian Immigration Detention?” by Ryan Essex “Advance Euthanasia Directives: A Controversial Case and Its Ethical Implications” by David Gibbes Miller, … Read More
June 14, 2019
(Bloomberg) – Researchers have discovered that ketamine, a drug of choice for club-goers for decades, can be used to fight severe cases of the blues. For more than three decades, patients seeking treatment for depression in the U.S. have been … Read More
June 14, 2019
JAMA Internal Medicine (vol. 178, no. 11, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ambiguity in End-of-Life Care Terminology—What Do We Mean by ‘Comfort Care?’” by Anne M. Kelemen and Hunter Groninger “Memorial Day Reflections—The Invisible Enemy” by … Read More
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