A nurse, a teacher, and a journalist log in to a Zoom. ups of tea and coffee in hand, they are participating in an online ‘Death Café’. These people are meeting today because they share something in common: they are all going to die. Death Cafes bring people from all walks of life together to… Read More »
A hiker whose 14-week-old border collie ran off during a harrowing bear attack in Alaska earlier this week has been reunited with his puppy. With the help of several good Samaritans, Jason Umbriaco and his pooch Buckley were brought back together two days after their ordeal on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska’s News Source reported. “It was just… Read More »
When a woman comes in for a consultation regarding the use of medications during pregnancy, we spend most of our time reviewing the potential risks of exposure to medications during pregnancy. However, we must also include a discussion of the effects of untreated psychiatric illness in the mother on the developing child, for there is… Read More »
According to experts, difficulties in accessing mental healthcare could be linked to excess deaths due to drug overdoses during the pandemic. On Monday, the Bipartisan Policy Center and the polling firm Morning Consult released a survey of 2,200 adults that found many faced significant barriers in accessing mental healthcare. This follows a newly released study… Read More »