Author Archives: Health

GAO appoints seven new members to PCORI Board of Governors

The Government Accountability Office on Monday announced the appointment of seven new members to the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. PCORI, an independent nonprofit organization established by Congress in 2010, funds research to provide patients, caregivers and clinicians with evidence-based information in order to make better-informed healthcare decisions. PCORI’s new Board… Read More »

If My Child Has ADHD, Do I Have It?

Your child has just been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and your struggling to understand how she developed it. The first question that comes to your mind, “does this mean that I, or my spouse, gave it to her?” The question of whether or not a parent of a child with ADHD has… Read More »

Weekly Roundup for SEPTEMBER 21, 2018: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health

Data on the most recent randomized controlled trial of brexanolone, a novel treatment for postpartum depression, were released. (We will review those in greater detail next week.)   Guidelines for the treatment of perimenopausal depression were also published. Ruta Nonacs, Md PhD Brexanolone injection in post-partum depression: two multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials. Meltzer-Brody… Read More »