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.
"Hospitals across the country can help caregivers function in a time of coronavirus by offering them a buddy system of private peer support and unfiltered truth-telling," writes Dr. Lloyd Sederer.
If you have not been following public health protocols, Dr. Jeffrey Cohen says, your guilt is "doing its job" by reminding you not to put yourself or your community at risk.
"Although relatively uncommon, eating disorders remain an important concern for clinicians and researchers as well as the general public," writes Dr. B. Timothy Walsh.
"We know that this pandemic has produced monstrous stress and heartache in our health-care professionals, especially front-line doctors, nurses, and technicians," writes Dr. Lloyd Sederer.
"We're prolonging the agony of this national nightmare by fighting amongst ourselves about how we should deal with it," writes Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman.
"Many patients report rapid improvement in mood, anxiety and hedonic function, which is what initially attracted the psychiatric profession to the use of ketamine," said Dr. Joshua Berman.