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Lead Exposure From Vehicle Exhaust Contributed to Millions of New Psych Disorders

Exhaust-related lead exposure added an estimated 151 million excess disorders over 75 years

Dec 04, 2024
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Are Food Dyes Bad For Your Health?

California report linked food dyes to hyperactivity, but experts say there's more work to be done

Nov 05, 2024
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Lawmakers Pan DEA's Leaked Plans for Telehealth

Meanwhile, a third extension of current rules is in the works

Oct 16, 2024
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15.5M Adults Have ADHD; Pediatric Social Media Harms; Loneliness Affects 1 in 5

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Oct 16, 2024
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Kate Middleton's Post-Chemo Debut; CDC Probes Cancer Cluster; 15M Adults Have ADHD

Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff

Oct 11, 2024
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Gamification Offers Youth Some Benefit in ADHD, Depression

Systematic review shows small but significant effects from game-like interventions

Sep 23, 2024
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High ADHD Medication Doses Tied to Psychosis; Rapid Tests for Malaria

Also in TTHealthWatch: youth and opioids, and pembrolizumab for triple-negative breast cancer

Sep 21, 2024
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Summer Heat Waves Pose a Deadly Threat to Patients With Mental Illness

We must be aware of particular risks among this group

May 28, 2024
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Can Pink Noise Enhance Sleep and Memory? Early Research Drives a Color Noise Buzz.

"There's still a lot of work we have to do," says one researcher

May 21, 2024
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Opinion
Unmasking the 'Lost' Mental Health Generation

Many adults have been retrospectively diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and bipolar disorder

May 07, 2024
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Opinion
I'm an Autistic Doctor. Here's How to Improve Care for Autistic Patients.

There are robust resources available to help

Apr 13, 2024
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Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy Not Linked With Autism, ADHD

Large Swedish cohort study with sibling analysis suggests previous ties were due to confounders

Apr 09, 2024
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Delta-8 THC Use Common in Teens; New Drug-Coated Balloon for Blocked Stents

Also in TTHealthWatch: new screening methods for colorectal cancer

Mar 16, 2024
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Starting ADHD Medications May Lower Death Risk

Swedish patients who initiated ADHD drugs had a lower risk of death from unnatural causes

Mar 12, 2024
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