Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, takes a detailed look at the state of mental illness in the US. She describes…
Patients with critical illness often experience pain and other stresses that put them at risk for developing psychiatric illnesses. These include anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. A…
Ziva D.Cooper, PhD, discusses the limitations doctors face when prescribing medical marijuana. Dr. Cooper explains that a lack of controlled studies and unknown risks to pulmonary health are…
Much of public housing in the United States is located in high-poverty areas. It’s been shown that children living in these mostly inner-city neighborhoods are at risk for…
Martin Lee, author of Smoke Signals, and director of Project CBD, explains why doctors may find themselves in a difficult position when patients come to them with questions about medical…
Martin Lee, author of Smoke Signals, and director of Project CBD, discusses the results of a University of Calgary study that found New Yorkers suffering from PTSD after the…
Samuel Shem, author of The House of God, explains his motivations for writing a play about the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. Shem describes the success of his patients that…
Bruce Singer, Psy.D., Program Director, Chronic Pain and Recovery Center, Silver Hill Hospital, explains that leaving an “invisible toolbox” for patients with chronic pain syndrome may help them in the…
Bruce Singer, Psy.D., Program Director, Chronic Pain and Recovery Center, Silver Hill Hospital, explains that chronic pain syndrome is best understood as a complex collection of symptoms and…
More than 200,000 Americans suffer ACL injuries each year, most of them young and physically active. Many struggle with the decision to undergo ACL repair, or to stick…