Medications

Antipsychotic use associated with elevated risk of breast cancer

A research team from the Center for Safe Medication Practice and Research (CSMPR), Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) conducted the world's first systematic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 lockdown may have increased suicidal thoughts

The lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on levels of suicidal ideation, a new study finds. The research, published in Open Medicine, was conducted in a Serbian psychiatric clinic shortly after ...

Genetics

Genetic testing may benefit patients with depression

A new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs study found that pharmacogenomic testing can help providers avoid prescribing antidepressant medications that may have undesirable outcomes. Pharmacogenomics is the study of how genes ...

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