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psychedelics are still classified as illegal substances in most jurisdictions. The range of potential indications for drugs like ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin are being explored for a variety of promising medical uses. Evidence demonstrating the pharmacologic effects of Psychedelic therapeutics in addressing mental health disorders like anxiety, substance use disorder, eating disorders is growing.
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2 years ago Read more at Drug Topics

Great Plains and People’s Health sponsored their first Baby Fest Event on Saturday. The event was in the conference room at great Plains Hospital. New, expectant and aspiring parents had the opportunity to walk around each table.
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2 years ago Read more at KNOP

Royal journalist Roya Nikkhah, royal editor of The Sunday Times of London, delivered a stark message to the media: Knock it off. The idea of an editor at a Rupert Murdoch-owned publication scolding other journalists for nosiness may strike some as a bit rich. After all, London newspapers pioneered the celebri-fication of the House of Windsor.
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times

M.E.A.N. Girls Empowerment is set to shine a light on health disparities at the Girls Health Matters Summit at Morgan Park Academy. The event is poised to inspire positive change in the lives of young girls across Chicago. African Americans are 20% more likely to experience severe psychological distress than white females of the same age.
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2 years ago Read more at WLS-TV

Nvidia announced deals with Johnson & Johnson for use of generative AI in surgery, and with GE Healthcare to improve medical imaging. The health care developments at its 2024 GTC AI conference demonstrate just how important medicine is to the non-tech sector revenue opportunities in the future. About 41 percent of biotech CEOs surveyed by EY in late 2023 said they were looking at 'concrete" ways AI could be used for their companies'
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2 years ago Read more at CNBC

The Prince and Princess of Wales are “extremely touched” by the kind messages from people here in the U.K., across the Commonwealth, and around the world in response to Kate’s cancer diagnosis. Kate Middleton was hospitalized for two weeks for a planned abdominal surgery in January. Post-operation tests revealed cancer had been present, and she started “preventative chemotherapy” in late February.
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2 years ago Read more at TIME

NVIDIA launched about two dozen new AI-powered, healthcare-focused tools at its 2024 GTC AI conference last week. The move into health care is an effort that's been under development for a decade and has significant revenue potential. Nvidia shares are up close to 100% year-to-date, and the biotech industry is an example of the untapped potential that investors are still bet on.
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2 years ago Read more at NBC Southern California

Pediatricians began administering nirsevimab last October as an antibody treatment against RSV. The drug prevented hospitalization in 90% of infants who received shots this season. Between 58,000 and 80,000 children younger than 5 years old are hospitalized with RSV every year in the U.S.
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2 years ago Read more at WHYY

hospitals in New York City overflowed with COVID-19 patients. Hospital leadership instructed health workers to forgo protective N95 masks. More than 3,600 died in the first year.
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2 years ago Read more at The Columbian

Mental health providers say the exodus is deepening a longstanding shortage of psychiatrists, social workers, drug counselors and other mental health and addiction professionals. In the Bay Area, the highest-paid mental health positions can earn salaries above $300,000. But community health workers — who work directly with low-income families on treatment plans — may earn only $55,000 to $65,000 a year.
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2 years ago Read more at The Mercury News