Psychology & Psychiatry
Catalysts for change: Psychedelic-assisted therapies for PTSD
Psychedelic-based therapies are poised to change the treatments that psychiatrists can offer patients.
Jul 13, 2023
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Health
Let's talk low libido
It may feel uncomfortable to talk about low libido with your partner and your health care team. Unfortunately, it's a common problem that affects adults everywhere, yet many people have never been asked about their sexual ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Addiction
FDA sends warning to companies selling THC products that look like candy, cookies
Several companies are selling copycat food items that have the potential to trick people, including children, into consuming dangerous quantities of cannabis.
Jul 5, 2023
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Medications
Long-acting, injected HIV meds can help tough-to-treat patients
For nearly three decades, daily antiretroviral pills have offered patients living with HIV a highly effective way to keep their infection under control.
Jul 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Treating childhood ADHD with stimulant meds not associated with increased substance use later in life, study finds
Children taking a prescription stimulant to manage symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not have more substance use or substance use disorder (SUD) as adolescents or young adults, according to a ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Health informatics
Health care's AI revolution is well under way, say experts
Discussions about artificial intelligence have proliferated recently as more people have access to programs that can make art or answer questions.
Jul 3, 2023
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Medical research
PrEP implant that protects against HIV could be near
Animal research is pointing toward a new way to prevent HIV infection: a refillable implant that continuously delivers antiretroviral medications for up to 20 months at a time.
Jun 29, 2023
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Addiction
Refining NMR technique to work toward new drug testing tool
University of Canterbury Chemical and Process Engineering Professor Daniel Holland and his team are refining a technique called nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and plan to use it to measure the content and concentration ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Addiction
Race- and gender-specific interventions may lower drug overdose death rates
Interventions to address stimulant and opioid use that consider race and gender may prove more effective at preventing overdose deaths than current methods, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers who studied how ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Addiction
Treatment for opioid use disorder varies widely among states, study finds
Despite a national opioid overdose epidemic supercharged by a surge of illicit fentanyl, new research from Oregon Health & Science University reveals wide discrepancies among U.S. states in effectively treating opioid use ...
Jun 23, 2023
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