Mental health apps may help those waiting for care, study finds
The recent surge in people seeking mental health care across the country has led to long wait times for first appointments with therapists and psychiatrists. Now, a new… read more.
The recent surge in people seeking mental health care across the country has led to long wait times for first appointments with therapists and psychiatrists. Now, a new… read more.
The United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Roche’s subcutaneous version of Ocrevus (ocrelizumab subcutaneous ) to treat patients with relapsing and primary progressive… read more.
An investigational medication designated TAS-303 shows efficacy and safety in treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), reports a placebo-controlled clinical trial in the August issue of The Journal… read more.
Among patients being treated for opioid use disorder, acupuncture appears to reduce methadone dosing and also reduces drug cravings. The findings were published on July 8, 2024 in… read more.
According to current understanding, menstrual cramps only happen in cycles in which an egg is released, or an ovulatory cycle. But new research from the University of British… read more.
Taylor Swift’s past struggles with body image, disordered eating, and body objectification have had an overall positive influence on her fans’ attitudes on these issues, a new study… read more.
Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people face barriers to accessing surgery and to the health system in general, describe authors in two new research papers published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association… read more.
New evidence comparing weight gain under eight different first-line antidepressants finds that bupropion users are 15-20% less likely to gain a clinically significant amount of weight than users… read more.
Scientists have identified a gene which, when missing or impaired, can cause obesity, behavioural problems and, in mothers, postnatal depression. The discovery, reported today in Cell, may have wider… read more.
Epidemiologists in Spain have found a new link between childhood sleep patterns and behaviour, with implications for the understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preadolescence. The… read more.
The FDA approved Kisunla (donanemab-azbt, 350 mg/20 mL once-monthly injection for IV infusion), Eli Lilly and Company’s Alzheimer’s treatment for adults with early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which… read more.
Researchers looked at over 100 cases of misconduct involving the overprescription of opioid drugs in an anonymised US state. The study investigated professional bodies composed predominantly of doctors tasked… read more.