15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (818+ words) The New England Journal of Medicine this was not. “Big front page article abut me appeared in the Washington Post. Very flattering. The situation with my national and international fame is explosive and really unimaginable. It is not hyoperbole to…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (342+ words) A German court sentenced a 51-year-old doctor to life in prison on Friday for a car attack at a Christmas market in December 2024. The attack in Magdeburg, in eastern Germany, killed six people, including a 9-year-old child, and wounded more…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (350+ words) My patients often ask if I think they have a particular psychiatric diagnosis, such as bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism. The way they ask suggests they believe that as their psychiatrist, I can identify hidden attributes in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (234+ words) A study published in Nature Communications found that a single controlled dose of psilocybin may actually lead to measurable, and potentially positive, changes in the brain. Researchers observed these effects in healthy volunteers who had never taken psychedelics before, tracking…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (788+ words) Gen Z is finally waking up and realizing that they were mass-prescribed antidepressants without much consideration for the long-term side effects. Among them is Ella Emhoff, the 26-year-old stepdaughter of Kamala Harris, who recently took to TikTok to express concern…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (788+ words) One summer several years ago, Harry Creffield got a dream job acting in a play in Cornwall, a vacation destination on England’s southern coast. The actor and comedian was given free accommodations and plenty of time outside of rehearsals and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (273+ words) Whether or not to have children can be one of the most difficult decisions people will make in their lifetimes. Prospective parents often worry about issues like affording child care and other expenses, maintaining a career, and navigating global crises…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1074+ words) Edna Foa, an Israeli American psychologist who pressed her field — and her patients — to more directly confront fear and anxiety, revolutionizing the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, died on March 24 at a hospital in Philadelphia. She was 88. Her death, from…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1085+ words) Elizabeth, 64, a former lawyer in Ontario, Canada, had taken the antidepressant Celexa for two decades. It helped her cope with the stress of being a full-time caregiver for her two sons, who are autistic. But last year her medication wasn’t…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (529+ words) Getting high, but feeling low. Science is split on whether the effects of cannabis are good or bad, with recent research showing it could boost brain power in older adults, while other studies show the purported benefits go up in…...