medication – Neuroscience

Cystic fibrosis: mother ‘petrified’ by her daughter’s access to medication – BBC News

November 7, 2023 by Wilma

Image source, Family document Legend, Sarah says she is ‘heartbroken’ for her daughter who may not have access to life-prolonging drug Item information Author, Marc Normand Role, Health Correspondent, BBC South East 2 hours ago Sarah’s four-year-old daughter Lucy suffers from the condition and her family thought she would be… Continue Reading Cystic fibrosis: mother ‘petrified’ by her daughter’s access to medication – BBC News

Marin County to expand involuntary medication of inmates

October 14, 2023 by Wilma

Marin County plans to expand a program to administer drugs to inmates against their will. Last fall, the Oversight Board authorized court-ordered medications to be administered to inmates deemed unfit to stand trial without their consent, if necessary. Before this authorization, detainees had to stay in prison for months until… Continue Reading Marin County to expand involuntary medication of inmates

Running can be as effective in treating depression as medication

October 10, 2023 by Wilma

Sign up to receive a full roundup of all the week’s best opinions in our Voices Dispatches email Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter Running may be as effective in treating depression as medication, a groundbreaking study has suggested in findings that could radically alter the way patients… Continue Reading Running can be as effective in treating depression as medication