Lifestyle psychiatry can play an important role in helping patients establish healthy behaviors and habits that both help prevent and treat mental illness.
Some psychiatric conditions may affect fertility, and psychiatric comorbidity is common among couples experiencing infertility. As in other areas of health care, there is inequitable access to infertility services.
This year’s humanitarian award from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation recognized Special Olympics International for its work with people with intellectual disability disorders, which goes far beyond sports training and competition.
The new rule will cut decision times for nonurgent requests in half for some payers. Payers are also required to use standardized data formats for electronic prior authorizations, improving efficiency of communication between health plans and physicians.
Students at New York Medical College operate the Center for Human Rights, which connects individuals seeking asylum with physicians who provide medical evaluations. For some students, the work has inspired them to pursue psychiatry.
The new program supports the mental wellness of athletes, entertainers, and influencers.
Amyloid protofibrils—the target of the Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab—can turn on the plasma contact system, which promotes blood vessel dilation and inflammation.
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