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How to Provide Affirming Psychiatric Care to LGBTQ Teens in Transition

The most damaging factor is lack of support from loved ones, says Amanda Calhoun

June 25, 2023
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Psychiatric Meds for Kids: How Young Is Old Enough?

Psychiatrists share finer points of prescribing for children and adolescents

June 21, 2023
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When Celebrities Talk Mental Health on Social Media

Mental health experts discuss the impact opening up has on celebrities and their audiences

June 19, 2023
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The State of Teen Mental Health

COVID, social media, and triggering events for American youths

June 13, 2023
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My Advice to Graduating Medical Students on Using Technology but Staying Human

The great Katie Couric recently shared some advice I offered

June 6, 2023
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Can 'Survivor' Teach Us Something About Health and Weight Loss?

Researchers could learn from studying the outcomes

May 26, 2023
The still from the television show Survivor of Jeff Probst extinguishing the torch of a female contestant.
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How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decades

Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years

May 24, 2023
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Why Spend U.S. Dollars on Healthcare Abroad?

Atul Gawande on how USAID's international relief helps us at home

May 17, 2023
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AI and the Safe Surgery Checklist

Atul Gawande on doctors and AI working together to improve equitable healthcare

May 9, 2023
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Public Health: Lack of Trust, Loss of Workers

A talk with Megan Ranney about COVID, the importance of an MPH degree, and hopes for the future

April 26, 2023
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Atul Gawande on the Importance of Palliative Care

A "scandal" that routine care doesn't include talks about larger life goals, says surgeon-writer

April 25, 2023
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The Opioid Addiction Crisis: Politics and Disparities

Addiction experts talk telehealth, disparities in access to care, and where the U.S. falls short

April 19, 2023
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The Evolution of Opioid Addiction Care

Addiction specialists on the start of the opioid crisis, current treatments, and a path forward

April 14, 2023
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Politics and Controversy in the FDA

"Fundamentally, we're not the teams that are playing, we're the referees," says FDA Commissioner

April 10, 2023
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