Readers React: UVA Doctors Outraged Over Their Own Health System’s Billing Practices
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Pediatricians Stand By Meds For ADHD, But Some Say Therapy Should Come First
Posted onThe American Academy of Pediatrics is out with new guidelines on ADHD that some hoped would boost the role of behavioral interventions before medications. But the AAP stuck by its recommendation that children 6 and older should be given medicine combined with therapy after diagnosis.
Addiction Clinics Market Pricey, Unproven Treatments To Desperate Patients
Posted onAn amino acid infusion called NAD is not approved by the FDA to treat addiction. Yet patients with addiction can be desperate enough to try it, at prices as high as $15,000.
Trump Wants To Take Guns Away From People In Crisis. Will That Work?
Posted onSo-called red flag laws that let police take guns away from people with mental illness have support from both advocates and opponents of gun control. But it won’t alleviate gun violence.
Florida Is The Latest Republican-Led State To Adopt Clean Needle Exchanges
Posted onFlorida has struggled for years with opioid overdoses — and the highest rate of HIV infection in the U.S. Lawmakers now hope needle exchanges and a “harm reduction” approach could help save lives.
Readers And Tweeters: No Rush To Judge Patients Who Leave The ER Without OK
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For Civilians, Finding A Therapist Skilled In PTSD Treatments Is A Tough Task
Posted onMany therapists are not familiar with two key treatment options for trauma recommended by the American Psychiatric Association and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Readers And Tweeters Parse Ideas — From Snakebites To Senior Suicide
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Lethal Plans: When Seniors Turn To Suicide In Long-Term Care
Posted onIn a nation where the suicide rate continues to climb, such deaths among older adults are often overlooked. A six-month investigation by KHN and PBS NewsHour finds that older Americans are quietly killing themselves in nursing homes, assisted living centers and adult care homes.
She Was Dancing On The Roof And Talking Gibberish. A Special Kind Of ER Helped Her.
Posted onWith mental health beds in short supply, emergency rooms increasingly have become the care of first and last resort for people in the grips of a psychiatric episode. Now, hospitals around the country are opening emergency units that calmly cater to patients with mental health needs.