Psychiatry News

• PA Duo Make It Their Mission to Serve Uninsured Patients Two physician assistants are changing the narrative surrounding uninsured patients through community, empathy, and hard work.
  Medscape Medical News, December 06, 2021
• AASLD 2021 Virtual Center Boosts Liver Transplant Listings in Rural Area By tackling pretransplant screening, a medical center in New Hampshire expedited listing for rural residents.
  Medscape Medical News, December 06, 2021
• COVID-19 and the Immunocompromised Physician An immunocompromised physician talks about the very real impact COVID-19 has had on her health and well-being.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021
• Childhood Metabolic Abnormalities Linked to Adult Psychiatric Symptoms Metabolic and immune abnormalities seen in nearly 15,000 UK children aged 9 years linked with psychiatric symptoms they later showed as young adults.
  First Look, December 03, 2021
• Boom in Sports Betting Spurs New Guidance on Gambling Disorder Amid growing concerns about the impact of increased legalized online sports gambling, the American Psychiatric Association has issued an updated guide on gambling disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2021
• RSNA 2021 Impaired Brain Connections Linked to Autism The microstructure of the brain's white matter in adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder differs from that of neurotypical people.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Record-Breaking Autism Rates Reported With New CDC Criteria Childhood autism rates are at their highest level since the CDC began tracking the disorder in 2000 – a finding that likely reflects improved diagnosis and not an increase in incidence.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• 10 Changes to Keep Clinicians in the Workforce in a Pandemic Doctors make checklist of low-cost action items to start addressing a wave of providers leaving medicine.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Finding Healthcare 'Soul-Destroying,' Some Turn to Sex Work Spurred in part by the pandemic, healthcare workers are abandoning long hours and minimal pay for online sex work on sites like OnlyFans.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Diabetes Plus Hypertension Worsen Brain Structure, Function People who have both diabetes and hypertension appear to have worse brain structure and cognitive performance than those with just one of these conditions, according to new data from 39,000 individuals.
  First Look, December 02, 2021
• Major Life Events Affect Physical Activity Levels, AHA Says Major life events, such as getting married, having a baby, or retiring from work, can lead to lower physical activity levels and negatively affect cardiovascular health, the AHA says.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2021
• Majority of Patients Prefer In-Person Visits to Telehealth: Survey But two thirds of respondents are willing to do at least some video visits, and most people with telehealth experience would do it again.
  WebMD Health News, December 01, 2021
• Bones or No Bones? Psychiatrists on Why We Love Noodle the Pug For many of us, our morning rituals feature a new component: Noodle, a rescue pug who predicts what kind of day it will be. Two psychiatrists explore why this tradition resonates so fondly among viewers.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2021
• Stress in Utero: COVID Chaos and Babies' Future Health The impact of unusually high in-utero stress might persist for decades in some U.S. babies born during the pandemic.
  Undark, December 01, 2021
• More Evidence to Focus on Tau in Alzheimer's Disease A comprehensive reference map provides strong evidence for metabolic brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease.
  First Look, December 01, 2021
• 'Top' Surgery for Trans Youth: Advance or Dangerous Medicine? Doctor uses historical examples of questionable medical interventions to draw parallels with gender-affirming, so-called masculinizing chest surgery performed on many transgender youth today.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2021
• Wearable Fitness Trackers Could Detect COVID Before You Do Scientists designed an algorithm that detected 4 out of 5 infections in a new study.
  WebMD Health News, November 30, 2021
• Microbleeds, Age Contribute to ARIA Risk With Aducanumab Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities occurred in about 40% of participants in the phase 3 aducanumab studies ― and roughly one fourth of these experienced symptoms.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2021
• Journal Retracts Three Papers Because of Misconduct A psychiatry journal has retracted two papers on COVID-19 and mental health, and a third on racism, after concluding that an author on the articles rigged the peer-review process.
  Retraction Watch, November 30, 2021
• Black Tech Founders Want to Change the Culture of Healthcare Just as Uber Eats and Grubhub revolutionized food delivery, Black tech entrepreneurs want to change the way patients connect with doctors.
  Kaiser Health News, November 29, 2021