House approves proposal to allow medical aid in dying
Legislation to allow Illinoisans near death to medically end their own lives passed the Illinois House Thursday evening.
House committee approves medical aid in dying plan
Discussions on whether to allow Illinoisans near death to medically end their own lives continue into the final days of the legislative session.
Opinion | ‘Medically Relevant to Saving the Life of Your Patient’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s medically relevant to saving the life of your patient.” — Paul Nestadt, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Anxiety Disorders Clinic in Baltimore, about why clinicians should ask patients about gun access in the home. “If you don’t have insurance, how are you getting that?” — Capt. Christina Bell, MD, of the Womack Army Medical […]
Report: Medicare Advantage Plans Wrongly Deny Care, Physician Payments
Medicare Advantage plans often denied medically necessary care to beneficiaries and payments to doctors that met Medicare coverage rules, according to a new report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG). OIG found that 13% of prior authorization requests that were denied met Medicare coverage rules, as did 18% of physician payment requests […]
Ohio State Lineman Harry Miller ‘Medically’ Retires Due To Mental Health Concerns
Ohio State lineman Harry Miller said he was “medically retiring” from football in a gut-wrenching essay posted Thursday on Twitter. The engineering major wrote of his persistent suicidal thoughts and his harrowing journey getting help. Miller, a 6-foot 4, 315-pound junior who started seven games at left guard for the Buckeyes in the 2020 season, […]
Munchausen Syndrome & by Proxy: Definition, Causes & Facts
Medically reviewed by Ashraf Ali, MD; Board Certification in Psychiatry and Adolescent & Child Psychiatry REFERENCES: American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Arlington, Virginia: American Psychiatric Association, 2013. Bhargava D, Al Okbi MH, Al-Abri R, et al. Phenomenology and outcome of factitious disorders in otolaryngology clinic in Oman. The […]
Marijuana (Cannabis) Effects on Brain and Body, Treatment & Symptoms
Medically reviewed by Marina Katz, MD; American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology REFERENCES: American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition-Treatment Revision. 2001. American Psychiatric Association. Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with substance use disorders, second edition. In, American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines: Treatment […]
Bulimia Nervosa Definition, Long-Term Effects & Recovery
Medically reviewed by Ashraf Ali, MD; Board Certification in Psychiatry and Adolescent & Child Psychiatry REFERENCES: American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 2013. Bailey, A.P., A.G. Parker, L.A. Colautti, L.M. Hart, P. Liu, and S.E. Hetrick. “Mapping the evidence for the prevention and […]
Can You Choose to Be Happy? 9 Ways to Be Happier
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Can You Get Shingles If You Have Had Chickenpox?
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