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February 27, 2023
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Q&A: Assess mental health to reduce CVD risk for women

Q&A: Assess mental health to reduce CVD risk for women

Research suggests that women are more vulnerable to common mental health conditions compared with men at all stages of the life course, which can also have important implications for CVD risk.

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February 24, 2023
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Culturally intentional therapy benefits patients seeking mental health care

Culturally intentional therapy benefits patients seeking mental health care

Patients who used a culturally intentional mental health care system reaped clinically significant benefits, according to a company press release.

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February 22, 2023
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Anxiety, depression symptoms persist at 1 year among COVID-19 ECMO survivors

Anxiety, depression symptoms persist at 1 year among COVID-19 ECMO survivors

Patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 acute respiratory disease had poorer physical and mental health 1 year later, according to study results.

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February 20, 2023
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Biotech firm to begin phase 2a trials of treatment for anxiety, postpartum depression

Biotech firm to begin phase 2a trials of treatment for anxiety, postpartum depression

A biotechnology company has announced it will begin two phase 2a clinical trials will begin this year to assess the effectiveness of oral allopregnanolone in social anxiety and postpartum depression, according to a press release.

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February 15, 2023
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Psychiatrists urge consideration of mental health in abortion laws

Psychiatrists urge consideration of mental health in abortion laws

Legislators must take mental health implications into account when writing abortion laws, psychiatrists wrote in a Viewpoint in JAMA Psychiatry.

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February 15, 2023
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LongeVC provides funding to psychedelic-based mental health care startup

LongeVC provides funding to psychedelic-based mental health care startup

Freedom Biosciences, a mental health care startup, has received funding from the biotech fund LongeVC for its research on psychedelics, according to a press release.

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February 14, 2023
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First, do no harm

First, do no harm

I turned 40 years old on Nov. 11, 2022. The usual jokes of “Once you hit 40, you start to fall apart” were plentiful that week. The next day, I noticed a testicular lump.

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February 11, 2023
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Social media negatively impacts mental health of adolescents with acne, atopic dermatitis

Social media negatively impacts mental health of adolescents with acne, atopic dermatitis

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Social media may contribute to the high rates of mental health problems and disorders among adolescents with acne and atopic dermatitis, according to a poster presented at South Beach Symposium.

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February 10, 2023
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Americans value social connections, friendships for mental health

Americans value social connections, friendships for mental health

Most Americans value the impact of their friends, family and social connections on their mental health, according to survey results from the American Psychiatric Association.

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February 09, 2023
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Biden calls for reform, prioritization of mental health in U.S.

Biden calls for reform, prioritization of mental health in U.S.

In his recent State of the Union address, President Joe Biden emphasized the reality of mental health in the U.S., the opioid epidemic, veteran suicide rates and cancer treatment with an overall theme of unity and bipartisan cooperation.

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