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Psychiatry News

Genotyping May Boost Antidepressant Treatment Success Impairments in the gene that encodes the enzyme responsible for metabolizing the antidepressant escitalopram may be responsible for treatment failure.
Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2018

Propranolol May Fill 'Dire' Treatment Need for PTSD Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who actively recalled their traumatic event under the influence of propranolol showed a substantial decrease in symptom ratings.
Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2018
Cortisol in Hair a Biomarker for Stress, Treatment Efficacy In a new study, investigators used hair cortisol concentrations to assess the effectiveness of a humanitarian intervention in war-affected, displaced Syrian adolescents.
Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2018
Alert New HHS Division to Protect Clinicians With Religious Objections The Trump administration opens the new unit within HHS to focus on claims of coercion on medical staff to perform abortions and other procedures over religious objections.
Medscape Medical News, January 18, 2018
ADHD Prescriptions Skyrocket Among Young Women A spike in ADHD drug use among young women is a 'public health concern,' given the uncertainty about the safety of using ADHD medications during pregnancy, federal health officials say.
Medscape Medical News, January 18, 2018

Antibiotics, Antidepressants Dominate New FDA Watch List
Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2018
Deep-Brain Stimulation Improves Tourette's Tics
Medscape Medical News, January 18, 2018
Can Crystals Heal? Separating Facets from Facts
WebMD Health News, January 17, 2018
Survey: 42% of Physicians Report Burnout, Some Cite Depression
Medscape Medical News, January 17, 2018
Hospitals Hone New Message in Wake of Opioid Epidemic: Expect Pain
Kaiser Health News, January 16, 2018
Bariatric Surgery for Obesity Reduces Some Risks, Raises Others
Medscape Medical News, January 16, 2018
ACG At-Home Cognitive Therapy Relieves IBS Symptoms
Medscape Medical News, January 15, 2018
Tinnitus Treatment Tackles Underlying Mechanisms
Medscape Medical News, January 15, 2018

Columnists

The Dangers of Speculating About Trump's Mental Health A book offering clinical assessments of President Trump's mental health has become a best seller. It's also a threat to psychiatry's reputation, says Dr Jeffrey Lieberman.
Medscape Psychiatry, December 5, 2017
Managing Bipolar Disorder in the Elderly Stephen M. Strakowski, MD, discusses the unique challenges psychiatrists face in managing older patients with existing or new-onset bipolar disorder or mania, underscoring the need for more research.
Medscape Psychiatry, August 16, 2017
Prevent Schizophrenia Relapse With Regular Maintenance Dr Peter Yellowlees discusses 1-year symptom trajectories in patients with stable schizophrenia maintained on antipsychotics versus placebo.
Medscape Psychiatry, December 19, 2017
Dilemma: A Competent Patient Who Refuses Recommended Treatment A bioethicist on how to approach patients who refuse life-saving healthcare.
Medscape Psychiatry, July 13, 2017
Should Antidepressants Ever Be Used in Bipolar Disorder? Dr Fleischhacker discusses recent study findings that underscore important cautions and best practices regarding the use of antidepressants in bipolar disorder.
Medscape Psychiatry, February 4, 2015
OCD: Neurobiology and the Latest in Treatment Dr Derick Vergne describes the labyrinthine neural circuitry thought to play a role in obsessive-compulsive disorder, and reviews treatment approaches to the condition.
Medscape Psychiatry, May 17, 2017
Should a Terminal Patient Receive Cataract Surgery? Should a terminally ill cancer patient who asks for cataract surgery to improve his quality of life be granted his wish?
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 18, 2018
Eric Topol's Top 10 Tech Advances Shaping Medicine Dr Eric Topol identifies the latest tech advances in medicine that set the stage for the coming year.
Medscape, January 11, 2018

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Perspective

Prenatal Caffeine and ADHD: Is There a Link?Does the level of prenatal caffeine intake correlate with an ADHD profile in offspring?
Medscape Pediatrics
What's the Best 'Breathing Retraining' for Uncontrolled Asthma?
Medscape Internal Medicine
Can HRT Relieve Migraines in Symptomatic Women?
Medscape Neurology
Should a Terminal Patient Receive Cataract Surgery?
Medscape Business of Medicine
With So Many Options, Best CLL Treatment May Be a Clinical Trial
Medscape Oncology

Business of Medicine

Alert New HHS Division to Protect Clinicians With Religious Objections The Trump administration opens the new unit within HHS to focus on claims of coercion on medical staff to perform abortions and other procedures over religious objections.
Medscape Medical News, January 18, 2018
Flu Intensity, IV Bag Shortage Have Hospitals Scrambling
Medscape Medical News, January 18, 2018
Health Programs Threatened by Possible Government Shutdown
Medscape Medical News, January 17, 2018
A Nudge May Be Enough to Change Healthcare Behavior
Medscape Medical News, January 17, 2018

Government Ban on Seven Words Creates Anger Among Physicians Last year, the Washington Post reported that the CDC was banned from using seven scientific words. What do physicians think of the ban?
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 19, 2018
Burnout Might Really Be Depression; How Do Doctors Cope? Medscape asked physicians whether they experienced burnout, depression, or both. Some experts say that burnout is really a form of depression. Would that change the recommended treatment?
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 17, 2018

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Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Executive Vice President and Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape