Although the U.S. recorded a decline in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2024, the overdose epidemic is dangerously evolving, according to American Medical Association President Bobby Mukkamala, MD. In a report published Jan. 12, the AMA outlines growing concerns about the…
Author: Paige Twenter
In a $21.5 million project, Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph’s Health plans to move and renovate its 30-bed inpatient psychiatric unit, according to a Dec. 26 article from The Post-Standard. St. Joseph’s Health cannot fully utilize the unit in its current…
Tim Nelson, PhD, will become director of the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, effective Jan. 5. Dr. Nelson joined the university’s faculty in 2009, according to a news release. His research interests include pediatric…
About a dozen states are experiencing a surge in emergency department visits related to a new combination of fentanyl and a sedative 100 to 200 times more potent than xylazine, The New York Times reported Dec. 15. The dangerous drug…
Transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse adults who take gender-affirming hormone therapy are at less risk of depression than those who do not, according to a study published March 17 in JAMA Network Open. Compared to cisgender adults, this population has a…
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In February, Cincinnati Children's Hospital will welcome Laurel Leslie, MD, as the inaugural director of its new Mental and Behavioral Health Institute.
Acadia Healthcare, a behavioral health system spanning 38 states, allegedly steers patients to its facilities and delays discharges to increase profits, according to an investigation from The New York Times.
Weeks after a Tennessee hospital nurse died in October, state investigators found multiple violations and a high risk of workplace violence at the facility, NBC affiliate WBIR reported May 20.