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New law aims to meet crushing need for mental health care professionals
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- Alicia Ault
The law temporarily ends relicensing requirements, including the need for continuing education credit completion, passing new exams, and fee...
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New studies show growing number of trans, nonbinary youth in U.S.
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- Alicia Ault
Overall, some 1.6 million Americans older than age 13 now identify as transgender, reported the researchers.
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FDA to decide by June on future of COVID vaccines
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- Alicia Ault
“We’d love to see an annual vaccination similar to influenza but realize that the evolution of the virus will dictate how we respond in terms of...
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Psychiatrist’s license revoked after alleged sexual assaults
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- Alicia Ault
The medical board’s expert witness said Dr. Goodwin’s behavior “showed he either had no knowledge of ethical boundaries or chose to ignore them...
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As FDA OKs another COVID booster, some experts question need
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- Alicia Ault
“Is the goal to prevent any symptomatic infection with COVID-19, is the goal to prevent the spread of COVID-19, or is the goal to prevent severe...
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Doctors have failed them, say those with transgender regret
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- Alicia Ault
When one conference participant first detransitioned, her therapists treated her badly, she said. “They just didn’t want to speak about...
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Former physician sentenced to 20 years in pill mill case
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- Alicia Ault
“This sentence is a reminder that the Department of Justice will hold accountable those doctors who are...
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Beware of the latest TikTok trend: Nasal spray tans
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- Alicia Ault
The rising concerns of this and other viral TikTok trends has now prompted a bipartisan group of seven state attorneys general to launch an...
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DSM-5 update: What’s new?
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- Alicia Ault
The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is in the form of a textbook, is already drawing some criticism.
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Prep shortages, coverage restrictions create new colonoscopy barriers
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- Alicia Ault
Gastroenterologists are having to delay procedures and patients are canceling appointments.
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Former APA president suspended by Columbia for ‘racist’ tweet
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- Alicia Ault
“I’ve hurt many, and I am beginning to understand the work ahead to make needed personal changes and over time to regain your trust.”
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Dermatologists take to TikTok to share their own ‘hacks’
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- Alicia Ault
Laypeople are still the dominant producers – and have the most views – of dermatology content on TikTok.
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12 state boards have disciplined docs for COVID misinformation
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- Alicia Ault
“The staggering number of state medical boards that have seen an increase in COVID-19 disinformation complaints is a sign of how widespread the...
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Psychiatrist’s killer gets life in prison
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- Alicia Ault
Umar Dutt, a patient, was sentenced Nov. 9 for the 2017 murder of Dr. Achutha Reddy in Wichita, Kan.
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CDC: Thirty percent of hospital workers in U.S. still unvaccinated
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- Alicia Ault
Health care personnel “are not fully immune from vaccine misinformation.”