STAT+: Savvier buyers threaten mental health tech’s momentum
When the pandemic exposed long-festering problems around access to mental health care, many organizations started…
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With homicide the leading cause of maternal mortality, new research shows a link to firearms and intimate partner violence
Pregnancy is risky, and Naima Joseph sees the perils firsthand every day. For some patients,…
STAT+: Calm’s head of science departs amid a shakeup at meditation app maker
In 2021, Jennifer Huberty left her post in academia to become the first full-time head…
Let’s Talk About Sex
What’s essential for sexual satisfaction with partners doesn’t change all that much through the years….
Ask the Doctor: September 2022
Q: I’ve heard of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but my husband was recently diagnosed with…
Research Uncovers Clues About the Origins and Promotion of Well-Being and Longevity
© MoMo Productions | Getty ImagesOptimism and a positive outlook are associated with a longer,…
How to Overcome the Fear of Irrelevance
© Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Getty ImagesVolunteering to help others can be rewarding in…
Risk of ‘brain fog’ and other conditions persists up to two years after Covid infection
Among the many worrying consequences of Covid-19, neuropsychiatric conditions rank high. A year ago researchers…
STAT+: The private equity firms, like Blackstone and KKR, behind 8 of the biggest names in autism therapy
Private equity investors are backing all of the major chains offering the country’s most popular…
Parents and clinicians say private equity’s profit fixation is short-changing kids with autism
ATLANTA — When a new person comes into his living room, a giggly “E” smiles…
Opinion: Psychedelics researchers and investors should focus on delivering therapy, not drugs
“How To Change Your Mind,” a new four-part documentary about psychedelics, has been hovering around…
STAT+: Karuna Therapeutics’ schizophrenia drug achieves study goals, heralding new treatment approach
Karuna Therapeutics said Monday that a novel combination pill reduced psychosis and related symptoms experienced…
Drawing on therapy developed to save soldiers, an app aims to prevent suicide in those at highest risk
It’s a problem so complex, so fraught with stigma and treatment complications, that innovation has…
Opinion: Clinician-administrator relationships are ‘on life support.’ Here’s how to heal them
Much has been written about the decades-long erosion of the once-solid relationship between patients and…
Evaluate Your Cognitive Abilities with These Tests
The possibility of having Alzheimer’s disease (AD) worries many older adults—not surprising, considering that an…
At a 988 call center, volunteers embrace a new number while providing familiar hope
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Don smiled when he saw who was calling. He usually works the…
Insurers, courts grapple with how and when to pay for wilderness therapy — a polarizing industry with a sordid past
The problems started early on. The young girl from a Denver suburb — identified in…
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STAT+: The biotech scorecard for the third quarter: 18 stock-moving events to watch
Here is STAT’s biotech scorecard, our regular ledger of stock-moving biotech events, for the third…
What to Do If You Think You’re Having a “Nervous Breakdown”
The term “nervous breakdown” is commonly used to refer to an inability to function normally;…
Identifying and Managing Anxiety
Everyone experiences anxiety at some point: It’s a normal response when you’re faced with a…
Opinion: Youth and gender-affirming care: let’s start with ‘do no harm’
No decent person wants to hurt children. Yet as pediatricians and longtime public health practitioners,…
Listen: Applause-worthy cancer data, the long wait for Novavax, & the next FDA controversy
When is data “practice-changing”? How many Covid-19 vaccines do we need? And what does it…
STAT+: Praxis’ novel antidepressant fails make-or-break trial
A novel antidepressant from Praxis Precision Medicines failed to outperform placebo in a pivotal study,…
Opinion: In Depp v. Heard, forensic psychiatry took the stand. We weren’t impressed
Like millions of people around the world, we’ve found ourselves drawn to the Depp v….
Key Senate panel wants to axe in-person requirement for virtual mental health services
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators working on mental health policy have proposed axing…
Opinion: The often-overlooked connection between traumatic brain injury and domestic violence
Traumatic brain injury, long linked to military service and sports, has another more insidious source:…
Opinion: ‘This Is Us’ should be remembered for its nuanced portraits of mental health, dementia, and identity
Coming out as a queer teenager. Fostering a child to adopt. Grappling with transracial adoption….
Are smartphones making us miserable? A Google study aims to find out
Google is teaming up with researchers to investigate how the mobile devices glued to our…
Opinion: Hopelessness around youth mental health is creating a ‘nihilistic contagion’
I have been a child psychiatrist for more than 20 years. I’ve worked in the…
Psychedelic medicine group investigating a board member accused of financial elder abuse
A leading psychedelics organization has launched an investigation of one of its board members after…
STAT+: The FDA eased rules for mental health apps during the pandemic. Now companies are bracing for it to tighten the reins
In April 2020, as the horrors of the pandemic were beginning to unspool, the Food…
A machine learning company pitches its plan to get ahead of the next pandemic
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Opinion: Flawed FDA safety requirements are hamstringing a highly effective treatment for severe schizophrenia
For medications with serious safety concerns the Food and Drug Administration mandates a Risk Evaluation…
Opinion: Beyond awareness: The medical system needs to deeply reform its care of people with autism
I walked into the hospital room of a patient I had been assigned that morning….
Opinion: Even when the pandemic fades, the depression it has wrought will linger
The masks are mostly off, group events have become almost normal, and many people believe…
Opinion: Listen: A new hotline could save lives during mental health crises — if someone answers the phone
The rollout of a new mental health crisis line for the entire U.S. is scheduled…
Majority of family members of Covid patients treated in the ICU report PTSD symptoms
A majority of family members of Covid-19 patients treated in ICUs reported significant symptoms of…
A psychedelic therapist allegedly took millions from a Holocaust survivor, highlighting worries about elders taking hallucinogens
He made a new life for himself in California. After surviving the Holocaust and growing…
Opinion: Not going all in on the 988 hotline will ensure its failure
Time is not on our side. With fewer than 100 days until the scheduled rollout…
Opinion: Listen: Mental health needs are soaring. Where are all the psychiatrists?
As a psychiatrist, Christin Drake often turns away potential new patients — there just aren’t…
The pediatrician as advocate: Rhea Boyd on making clinical work about community needs
Rhea Boyd is both a physician and a researcher. But she never wants to separate…
U.S. task force raises doubts on youth suicide screening
An influential U.S. group is raising doubts about routine suicide screening for children and teens…
Opinion: Amid the nation’s mental health crisis, we need more psychiatrists now
Every day, people call my office looking for help: A loved one has not left…
As research grows on primary care and serious mental illness, a glaring gap remains
Laura Brown knows that she has high cholesterol, and that as someone who lives with…
Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, CDC report says
NEW YORK — More than 4 in 10 U.S. high school students said they felt…
Annual Physical Exam Checklist
It can be called an annual physical exam, a general physical exam, or a wellness…
STAT+: Pharma partnerships with digital therapeutics players to watch
With high-minded ambitions to revolutionize health care with the help of software, digital therapeutics companies…
Afghan refugees, grappling with grief and trauma, face barriers to mental health care
WASHINGTON — For 17-year-old Salek Haseer, video games are an escape. They’re a way, however fleeting,…
‘I fear the long-term effects’: Before his death, a nurse warned of the pandemic’s toll on health care workers
In early 2020, Michael Odell sensed that Covid-19 would hit hard. A young intensive care…
Widespread screening catches more cases of depression. But follow-up care still falls far short
In a routine checkup, a primary care physician like Lucinda Leung asks all the patients…