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The First Digital Device to treat ADHD for Children The FDA recently approved of the first medical device to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The prescription-only device, called the Monarch external Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) System, is indicated for patients ages 7 to 12 years old who are not currently taking prescription ADHD medication […]
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Increasingly popular herbal drug tied to over 90 fatal overdoses The over-the-counter herbal drug kratom has been linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths, federal health officials said this week. Kratom was a cause of death in at least 91 fatal overdoses in the United States from July 2016 to December 2017, and 152 tested positive for […]
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How Genetic Testing is Changing Depression Treatment Traditionally, treatment decisions have been based on subjective factors, such as what has worked for other patients. A doctor often will prescribe a medication they’ve had success with and tell a patient to try it for eight weeks. If the patient doesn’t improve, the doctor may try three […]
Continue ReadingThe letter was a rude surprise to Joanne Beattie, a family practice nurse practitioner and a graduate of Fresno State’s Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, who was expecting to hear when she would sit for her board examinations. Instead, the American Nurses Credentialing Center informed her that the program she’d spent $7,200 on wasn’t accredited […]
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What are the Wrong Thoughts, How to Make it Right? According to the World Health Organization, suicide rates have been dropping around the world but in the U.S., suicide now ranks in the top 10 leading causes of death. Deaths from suicides also rose faster between 2016 and 2017 than in previous years, increasing four […]
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