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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: November 29, 2022
Carotid plaque was present in half of participants without asthma but in close to 70% of participants with persistent asthma.
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: November 17, 2022
One respondent called the pass/fail change a “total game-changer,” as it lets applicants apply to all specialties while having other qualifications...
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: November 16, 2022
Severe dissociative disorders “remain at best underappreciated and, at worst, frequently go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed,” said Dr. Lauren Lebois.
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: November 2, 2022
“It is important to realize that transgender or gender-diverse identity is not synonymous with [borderline personality disorder], as some have sugg...
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: October 31, 2022
There is increasing evidence that multiple psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses are associated with cognitive decline and dementia.
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: October 28, 2022
“Women with schizophrenia who are older than 45 are a vulnerable group for relapse, and higher doses of antipsychotics are not the answer,” said Dr...
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: October 28, 2022
“The results suggest that it may be worthwhile to investigate the targeted use of natural sounds such as birdsong in a clinical setting — for examp...
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: October 26, 2022
This proof-of-concept study opens up “a new avenue of treatment research.”
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: October 13, 2022
Most previous studies of late-life suicide have focused on risk factors rather than the themes and meaning underlying individuals’ distress.
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: October 10, 2022
Peripheral cytokines “could cross the blood-brain barrier, thus precipitating changes in mood and behavior through hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal a...
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: October 6, 2022
“Careful assessment of the long-term cardiometabolic effects of antidepressant treatment is critical,” said Dr. Narinder Bansal.
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: October 4, 2022
“We now know that the microbiome is associated with epilepsy” and that changes occur in the gut microbiome after bariatric surgery.
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: September 28, 2022
Researchers “have observed that patients with AUD often present with changes in peripheral hormones, including aldosterone, which plays a key role ...
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: September 27, 2022
"Evidence-based psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy should be offered to depressed patients, regardless of their childhood trauma status."
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: September 26, 2022
“Our findings provide evidence for the timing of food intake as a novel strategy to potentially minimize mood vulnerability in individuals experien...
