Mixed Topics
Commentary
What can we do about mass shootings?
Anger, hatred, racism, and evil may be ailments of the soul, but they are not mental illnesses.
News
Crohn’s disease research goes to the dogs
Plus: Historic British parasites, concealed calorie consumption, and a collection of gallbladder art.
Conference Coverage
APA targets structural racism, offers solutions
Given the rising mental health crisis in the U.S., the FY22 budget includes $1.6 billion for the community mental health services block grant...
Conference Coverage
A psychiatric patient confesses to murder: Now what?
Philadelphia case report offers lessons in handling an unusual dilemma.
Conference Coverage
Treatment for alcohol abuse reduces hepatitis readmission
However, these support systems are not always feasible or easy to introduce.
News
Common brain parasite linked to attractiveness, new study
Plus: Superhero posing, salamander genomes, the bright side of parasitism, and the financial downside of social media.
Feature
ED staff speak out about workplace violence, ask for mitigation
How much is workplace violence contributing to the great resignation in health care and what might be done to make clinicians feel more supported...
News
TikTok challenge hits Taco Bell right in its ‘Stuft Nacho’
Plus: Quarantining COVID in Shanghai, brewing a battle of the sexes, and closing the door on clones.
Feature
Medical education programs tell how climate change affects health
Medical schools are educating the next generation of doctors on one of the most widespread, insidious health threats of our time.
Latest News
New toolkit offers help for climate change anxiety
The toolkit includes three main sections that feature video clips and reflective questions around eco-anxiety, eco-paralysis, and ecological grief...
Latest News
Study provides new analysis of isotretinoin and risk for adverse neuropsychiatric outcomes
Although severe neuropsychiatric effects associated with isotretinoin therapy in patients with acne have been reported, “the evidence base ... is...