In summary Many Californians who need urgent health services are often delayed due to an insurance protocol known as prior authorization. A bill in the Legislature could reform prior authorization rules so that it no longer serves as a barrier to essential treatment. Advertisment Guest comment written by Advertisment Ocean McIntyre Ocean McIntyre is a … Read more
Kava Ceremony in Samoa – University of California Digital Libraries In New Zealand, Pacific Island scientists just received a large grant to conduct an experimental study on the use of traditional kava preparation and the kava ceremony to treat PTSD. Believing it could help treat PTSD and other trauma in soldiers and veterans, police officers … Read more
Anne Felton, senior director for inpatient behavioral health at UCHealth, stands in the new behavioral health unit at the University of Colorado Hospital June 14, 2023 in Aurora, Colorado. UCHealth will soon open unit to support mental health crisis. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) The Denver region is seeing an influx of new mental … Read more
Share on PinterestPete Davidson has reportedly sought treatment for mental health disorders. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Comedian Pete Davidson entered a rehabilitation facility to deal with mental ailments including PTSD. Davidson has long been open about having mental health issues. Celebrities speaking out about mental health can help dispel stigma, experts say. Pete Davidson checked into … Read more
Although dissociation is a defense mechanism that allows us to escape the memory of adverse events, in the long run it causes problems and suffering. Find out more here. Last update: 03 July 2023 Advertisment Trauma-related dissociation is a concept that raises many questions and some misconceptions. First, we must understand that it does not … Read more
Depression is a major cause of decreased quality of life. Between six and twelve percent of all people in Norway suffer from depression at any given time. It can even be fatal. In Norway, around 650 people take their own lives every year. Many of them are severely depressed. Current treatment is not good enough … Read more
Hepatitis C can cause severe liver damage and leads to approximately 15,000 deaths in the United States each year. James Cavallini/BSIP/Universal Images hide caption Advertisment toggle caption on/off Advertisment James Cavallini/BSIP/Universal Images Hepatitis C can cause severe liver damage and leads to approximately 15,000 deaths in the United States each year. Advertisment James Cavallini/BSIP/Universal Images … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Bidens The younger brother said in a radio interview Wednesday that the president has been very open in the conversations the two have had about the benefits of psychedelics as a form of medical treatment. Frank Biden made the comments during a call on the Michael Smerconish program on SiriusXM. The … Read more
Verona Farmaceutica srl LONDON & RALEIGH, NC, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verona Pharma plc (Nasdaq: VRNA) (Verona Pharma or the Company) announces the filing of a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of ensifentrin for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary … Read more
A box of cisplatin injection in the drug warehouse of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Fort Worth, Texas, June 16, 2023. (Emil Lippe/The New York Times) Tony Shepard learned he had vocal cord cancer this spring, but was encouraged when his doctor said he had an 88 percent chance of being cured … Read more