CDC Director Says Agency Needs Major Overhaul
Walensky aims to prioritize public health needs, deemphasize publication of scientific papers about rare diseases
Too Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists’ Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
Having enough inpatient beds would cut down on overcrowding in emergency departments
Methamphetamine, Opioid Co-Use Tied to More Nonfatal Overdoses
Rural U.S. residents who use both drugs more likely to have nonfatal overdose than those who use either drug alone
Mental Health Burden Up for Racial, Ethnic Minorities During Pandemic
Positive screens for depression or anxiety more likely for racial/ethnic minorities well into the pandemic
How Will New Federal Legislation Cut Drug Costs?
Under the law, Medicare will now be allowed to negotiate the cost of some drugs; vaccines will be free for Part D recipients
Risk Factors ID’d for Poor Health-Related QOL in MS Patients
Clinicians can use early risk factors to identify patients who are more likely to have the worst physical and mental HRQoL trajectories
Most Eutylone-Involved Deaths in 2020 Occurred in Two States
Eutylone-involved deaths frequently co-involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls, and cocaine or methamphetamine
Immune-Inflammatory Biomarkers Higher in Severe Mental Illness, T2DM
Increased peripheral levels of inflammatory biomarkers and oxidative stress biomarkers seen in people with severe mental illness or T2DM
Link Between Serotonin and Depression Questioned
Hypothesis that depression is caused by low serotonin not supported; some evidence shows decrease in serotonin with antidepressant use
Use of Medication Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder Increased 2010 to 2019
However, 86.6 percent of people with opioid use disorder are not receiving medication treatment
