Robert Klitzman, MD, professor of psychiatry, addresses the ethical and health concerns that must be considered in tackling the obesity epidemic and broader public health challenges.
A Columbia study shows a simple smell test and memory exam can predict cognitive decline as accurately as costly brain imaging, offering a more affordable and accessible way to assess dementia.
"These results enable us to determine whether potential treatments will be effective against patients' symptoms by testing them first in healthy volunteers," said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
Dr. Carl Hart says, 75% of people who die from an opioid death have another sedative or benzodiazepine like Xanax or alcohol on board and this increases the likelihood of death.
Dr. Paul Appelbaum said, “We know teenagers are spending more time alone, they’re in the presence of their friends less, they’re more likely to be alone in a room alone."
“While a great deal of money has been invested in developing schizophrenia drugs, a similar investment hasn’t been made to develop biomarkers,” said Dr. Daniel Javitt.
This ability to empathize is a key component of manipulation, according to Dr. Carrie Barron. “There’s a very distorted dark side of empathy,” she said.
“Increased use would exacerbate the effects,” said Dr. Ziva Cooper. People who use synthetic cannibanoids - commonly known as Spice or K2 - show “a constellation of adverse effects,” Cooper said.