Practice Management News

Illicit fentanyl positivity in patient samples from substance use disorder treatment practices in Minnesota increased by 400% during the first half of 2022 compared with 2019, according to a press release from a drug testing laboratory.

A team of Penn State University researchers has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the NIH to develop a machine learning system for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

The likelihood of retention over 6, 12 and 24 months was significantly higher for patients engaged in care for opioid use disorder, compared with those who were not, per a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has announced its intention to use an endowment of more than $550 million to improve its mental health programs.

Autistic women and girls were more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, as well as be hospitalized for a psychiatric incident, compared with autistic men and boys, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

Healio has launched a new point-of-care tool with modules on medical conditions to help clinicians treat patients using reliable information.

Spark Biomedical has announced a partnership with AcuityMD to promote Spark’s noninvasive therapeutic to treat withdrawal symptoms associated with opioid use disorder.

CHICAGO — Persistent neurocognitive impairment, depression and anxiety were frequently reported in individuals with mild COVID-19 infection in Lima, Peru, according to a poster at ANA 2022.

Children who played video games were shown to exhibit better cognitive function compared with those who didn’t, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

According to a recent poll conducted by the American Psychiatric Association, 75% of Americans said mental health support should be provided to incarcerated persons.