Mehadin Arafeh, MD, an internationally known mental health psychiatrist and 14-year superintendent of Middletown-based Connecticut Valley Hospital, died Nov. 6 at 93.
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Avon, Ind.-based Cummins Behavioral Health Systems agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit, Top Class Actions reported Nov. 11.
Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health is opening a behavioral health hospital in Pharr, Texas.
Amazon has partnered with Rula Health, a behavioral health company with more than 10,000 providers, to expand customers' access to mental health care.
Cerebral, an online mental healthcare company, has entered a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice and agreed to pay more than $3.6 million for practices that encouraged unauthorized distribution of controlled substances.
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Sheri Biggs, a psychiatric health nurse and family nurse practitioner, is now a member of South Carolina's congressional delegation, The Post and Courier reported Nov. 5.
The Department of Veteran Affairs is funding a study to investigate whether MDMA, also known as ecstasy, combined with talk therapy can effectively treat post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol-use disorder, Politico reported Oct. 30.
Teladoc Health is continuing its pivot to accept insurance coverage, but the platform will remain a direct-to-consumer product for the foreseeable future, according to CEO Chuck Divita.
Acadia Healthcare saw its patient volumes dip as a result of media scrutiny, CFO Heather Dixon told investors.
A recent study found a 175% increase in autism spectrum disorder diagnosis rates across the U.S. from 2011 to 2022, particularly among young adults ages 26-34, who saw a 450% rise.