Psilocybin
This JAMA Insights discusses the medical use of psilocybin, particularly for depression treatment, including emerging potential indications, safety, and future use.
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Regulatory Approaches to Addressing Cognitive Decline in Aging Physicians
Importance The incidence of cognitive decline increases exponentially with age, presenting important implications for professionals in cognitively demanding fields such as medicine. Despite an aging health care workforce, how jurisdictions assess for and address cognitive decline in physicians remains poorly…
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus – A Review
Importance Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by cerebral ventricular enlargement that is typically associated with gait impairment and often urinary dysfunction and cognitive decline in older adults. iNPH prevalence is approximately 1% to 4%…
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy–Like Brain Imaging and Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
This case report describes a patient in their 70s initially diagnosed with cerebral amyloid angiopathy whose diagnosis was challenged with repeat magnetic resonance imaging, which revealed arterialized left temporal cortical vein with an adjacent venous aneurysm.
Screening and Risk Algorithms for Detecting Pediatric Suicide Risk in the Emergency Department
Importance The Joint Commission requires hospitals and behavioral health care organizations to identify patients at risk of suicide (National Patient Safety Goal 15.01.01). Risk algorithms and in-person screening for suicide risk show utility in identifying patients at risk of suicidal…
AMA STEPSFORWARD – Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA): A Step-by-Step Approach to Improve Quality, Work-Life, and Equity
This toolkit is a primer on PlanDoStudyAct, an iterative quality improvement method that can be applied to projects of varied scope and scale. It is relevant to practices, health systems, or individual teams looking to save time, improve culture, and…
Clinical NoteExtracted Psychosocial Factors for Predicting Suicide Attempt Among ED Patients With Suicidal Ideation
Importance The Joint Commission recommends universal suicide screening in emergency departments (EDs), which emphasizes the need to identify at-risk individuals. Existing suicide risk prediction models rely primarily on clinical data and demonstrate limited performance. The potential of incorporating psychosocial information…
AMA STEPSFORWARD – It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Effecting Cultural Transformation in Health Systems
In recognition of National Physician Suicide Awareness Week, join us for a 90-minute session focused on dismantling the cultural barriers that prevent physicians and care teams from seeking mental health support.
Low-Dose Hydrocortisone and Cognition in Women With HIV – A Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance Women with HIV experience high rates of trauma, chronic stress, and depression, which are linked to cognitive impairment. Dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, glucocorticoid receptor function, inflammation, and HIV persistence are candidate mechanisms, yet no interventions directly target…
Gestational Diabetes and Postpartum Cardiovascular, Kidney, and Metabolic Disorders
Importance Gestational diabetes is associated with future cardiometabolic risk, but postpartum evidence across the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) disorder spectrum remains limited. Objective To characterize the timing and magnitude of incident postpartum CKM disorders after a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes. Design,…
