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Podcasts > The Doctor's Art — Caroline Elton, PhD, talks about the inner lives of doctors by Henry Bair and Tyler Johnson, MD March 21, 2023 "The Doctor's Art" is a weekly podcast that explores what makes medicine meaningful, featuring profiles and stories from clinicians, patients, educators, leaders, and others working in healthcare. Listen and

KNOXVILLE, Iowa ― Bette Helm was glad to have someone to talk with about her insomnia. Helm lives in a nursing home in this central Iowa town of about 7,500 people, where mental health services are sparse. On a recent morning, she had an appointment with a psychiatric nurse practitioner about 800 miles away in

March 15, 2023 – The pediatric mental health crisis, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, is the top patient safety concern of 2023, according to a new report from a top U.S. patient safety and research firm. “Even before COVID-19, the impact of social media, gun violence, and other socioeconomic factors were causing elevated rates of

As noted above, stress can exacerbate eczema symptoms for some people, resulting in a not-so-fun cycle. According to the National Eczema Association, tense feelings spark the fight-or-flight response, which increases the production of cortisol, the so-called stress hormone. The body can then respond to these high cortisol levels in the form of inflammation in the skin, potentially

Skip to main content Pediatric mental health, violence against clinicians and uncertainty around reproductive care are among the most pressing issues for health system leadership to address this year, according to ECRI’s 2023 list of top 10 patient safety concerns.  Gone from the list is last year's top concern—understaffing. Also missing are past themes of inequity

Can't see the audio player? The Host Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress reacted with compassion to the news that Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment of clinical depression. The reaction is a far cry from what it would have been 20 or even 10

A new project led by the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre is working on a care navigation platform to help patients and healthcare providers navigate the mental healthcare system. This initiative also joins the University of Canberra, Swinburne University of Technology, ACT's primary health network Capital Health Network, Psicost Research Association, and charity organisation Bupa Foundation. WHAT

The cabinet has approved a budget worth 686 million baht for the mental health service network development project to help alleviate a shortage in psychiatrists and psychotherapists...