Reverse the Effects of Poor Habits
As a primary care physician, I often hear women express regret about past lifestyle choices….
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A Healthy Lifestyle Today Can Make Up for Past Behaviors
If you’re a woman over 50 who’s recently embraced a healthy lifestyle, you might wonder…
Frontline: Blood test for early-stage Alzheimer’s; cut heart risks; boost mood and fight depression
Study Advances Possible Blood Test for Early-Stage Alzheimer’s A study published in the January issue…
Maintain Hearing and Vision to Keep Your Brain Limber and Engaged
As we grow older, keeping our minds sharp becomes essential, and one of the most…
Newsbites: Feelings of well-being and cardiovascular disease; “body roundness;” ultraprocessed foods and bone health
Feelings of Well-Being Associated with Lower Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) stand as…
GLP-1 Meds Help Improve Overall Health
Anyone who has had a lifelong struggle trying to reach or maintain a “healthy” weight…
Take Steps to Avoid Injury and Keep the Fun in Pickleball
Pickleball, a once relatively unknown racket sport, has rapidly gained traction, and its appeal is…
STAT+: 11 people shaping psychedelics drug development
The field of psychedelics, once relegated to the fringes of science and medicine, is in…
Opinion: End the ‘forced swim test’ on mice for antidepressant research
In 2022, more than 22 million Americans had serious thoughts of suicide or had made…
Opinion: The surgeon general’s warning on parental mental health doesn’t go far enough
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s latest warning unearths concerning statistics about the mental health and well-being…
Health care AI investment hype, and value-based-care model for mental health apps
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology…
STAT+: Highmark reboots coverage of digital treatments, raising hope among DTx companies
Highmark Health, a large regional health insurer that also owns a chain of hospitals, is…
Biden administration finalizes rules to ensure insurers pay for mental health care
The Biden administration on Monday announced it would finalize a highly anticipated proposal meant to…
Opinion: Presidential debate moderators should ask about mental health policy
As the mom of three young adults, I am worried about their economic future —…
Depression: How brain scans helped predict long-term treatment outcomes
Depression has many faces. Some people can’t sleep, while others struggle to get out of…
STAT+: Neurocrine reports mixed results on schizophrenia therapy in mid-stage trial
Neurocrine Biosciences said Wednesday that the lowest dose of an experimental pill for schizophrenia reduced…
Study exposes the dangerous ‘hidden’ mental burden of cancer on patients’ spouses
The distress from receiving a cancer diagnosis is something that clinicians widely anticipate in patients,…
STAT+: Rick Doblin, ‘unleashed,’ blasts FDA over Lykos drug rejection and turns to global push for MDMA therapy
It’s been a hard week for the psychedelics pioneer Rick Doblin. First, the Food and…
STAT+: Lykos Therapeutics cuts 75% of staff after FDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy
Lykos Therapeutics, whose MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder was rejected late last week by…
STAT+: Otsuka starts selling depression digital therapeutic, expects to lose money on it
Otsuka Pharmaceutical has started selling Rejoyn, its Food and Drug Administration cleared prescription app that…
Three MDMA therapy papers retracted over data integrity concerns
The journal Psychopharmacology has retracted three papers about MDMA-assisted psychotherapy — right on the heels…
Opinion: Getting to ‘Plan B’ for psychedelic medicine: Lessons from reproductive health
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision not to approve Lykos Therapeutics’ application for MDMA (a…
DO NOT PUBLISH: FDA rejects MDMA as a psychedelic treatment for PTSD
The Food and Drug Administration rejected MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder on…
MDMA therapy is facing an imminent FDA decision. Here’s what you need to know
A decades-long campaign to legalize MDMA as a mainstream medical treatment will reach a climax…
STAT+: Big Health gets FDA nod for its digital therapy for insomnia
Digital Therapeutics developer Big Health this week received Food and Drug Administration clearance for SleepioRx,…
Morning Rounds: The ‘very risky business’ of buying weight loss drugs online
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Opinion: Letters on Sonya Massey’s death, vaccine injuries, and much more
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the…
Sonya Massey’s death: How to prevent more killings of defenseless Black women
On July 6, 2024, Sonya Massey, 36, called 911 to report a potential home intruder…
Opinion: Adding psychotherapy to drug therapy works, but the FDA may not be able to handle it
Many people were stunned when an FDA advisory committee voted “no” on a new drug…
Remote Care and Disease Monitoring Are Among the Perks of Telehealth
Smartphones and computers can make just about everything easier today— from staying in touch with…
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Better Sleep Associated with Lower Levels of Loneliness
Sleep quality and quantity are associated with many aspects of health, including better brain function,…
Opinion: Functional neurological disorder is not an appropriate diagnosis for people with long Covid
Long Covid — the name adopted for cases of prolonged symptoms after an acute bout…
Elmo and his friends are helping little kids (and grown-ups) with their ‘big feelings’ amid a mental health crisis
WASHINGTON — When Elmo asked “How is everybody doing?” back in January, he was not…
STAT+: Troubled for-profit chains are stealthily operating dozens of psychiatric hospitals under nonprofits’ names
Come quickly, the Columbus Police sergeant urged, patients are in danger. The psychiatric hospital on…
Opinion: Psychiatrists aren’t fulfilling the social contract that subsidized their training
There has been much handwringing about how difficult it is for Americans with mental health…
STAT+: Don’t write off MDMA yet: How the FDA got on board with psychedelics
Days after an advisory committee resoundingly voted for the Food and Drug Administration to reject…
Adopt Healthy Sleep Habits to Prevent Chronic Disease
Once in a while it’s normal to have difficulty falling asleep because you have a…
Opinion: Turning a ‘no’ vote into progress: How to advance MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD
Many people have interpreted as a setback the “no” vote by an advisory committee to…
STAT+: Oral ketamine tablets effective for treating depression, new study finds
The results of a randomized controlled trial published Monday showed oral ketamine tablets were safe…
Opinion: To reduce suicide, primary care and mental health clinicians need to work together. Congress can help that happen
Suicide rates in the United States increased approximately 36% between 2000 and 2022, according to…
Supreme Court outlawed segregation of disabled people 25 years ago. But change has come slowly
As a toddler, Veronica Ayala loved Fridays. At 5 o’clock sharp, her mom whisked her…
How a Baltimore neuroscience study is rewriting Black America’s relationship with medical research
Priscilla Agnew-Hines will never be able to forget that day in early 2020. On March…
STAT+: Freespira bets on slow and steady, amid spectacular digital health collapses
Many digital health companies have crashed and burned after promising investors speedy adoption and huge…
What’s the evidence for the Surgeon General’s proposed social media warning?
United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants to add a warning label on social media….
STAT+: The inside story of how Lykos’ MDMA research went awry
At a heated advisory committee meeting convened by the Food and Drug Administration last week,…
STAT+: Psychedelics companies see FDA panel’s vote as a growth opportunity, not a roadblock
A day after a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration expressed deep…
Withdrawal symptoms hit one in six patients stopping antidepressants, review finds
The moment when a person stops taking their antidepressant is fraught. Not only can patients…
STAT+: Tracking the FDA advisory panel on MDMA therapy for PTSD
Good morning, and welcome to STAT’s live blog of the Food and Drug Administration’s scientific…
STAT+: Akili, maker of a video game to treat ADHD, acquired for $34 million
A month after announcing it was seeking strategic alternatives, Akili Interactive, maker of a video…
Wegovy linked to lower risk of alcohol use disorder in real-world study
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