The Biden Administration Announces Price Negotiations for Medicare Medicines Landmark Program to Reduce Drug Spending, Faces Opposition from Pharmaceutical Industry The Biden administration on Tuesday announced the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare, kicking off a landmark program that…

The Author and Psychologist Lisa Damour The Impact on Parents The author and psychologist Lisa Damour has become somewhat of a celebrity among many parents of teenagers. Rebecca Gold, a mother of three from Great Barrington, Mass, said, “I’ve been Damour-alizing myself big time for…

Improving Indoor Air Quality in Schools On a sunny afternoon in a cluttered music room at East High in Denver, two sophomores practiced violin while their music teacher, Keith Oxman, labored over a desk in an adjoining office. The ceiling fans were off to prevent…

Use of Mental Health Care Increased During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Study Finds Use of mental health care increased substantially during the coronavirus pandemic, as teletherapy lowered barriers to regular visits, according to a large study of insurance claims published Friday in JAMA Health Forum.From March…

The NewsA state judge in Missouri on Friday denied a request to temporarily block a state law passed this year that restricts gender-related medical treatments for minors. The ruling was issued by Missouri Circuit Court Judge Steven Ohmer, three days before the ban is set…

The Effectiveness of Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD The two therapies were found to be equally effective, and only 12.5 percent of subjects dropped out of the written exposure group before completing a course of treatment, compared with 35.6 percent in the prolonged exposure group.…