A Free Meal From a Drug Company Can Determine What a Doctor Prescribes You
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch… but what if what you’re offering in return for a sandwich or plate of pasta is the fate of a medical patient?
How I Lost 120 Pounds from Using Medical Marijuana to Treat My Anxiety
It was not a side effect I expected, or one I even wanted.
ADHD Medication Is Now Available in Candy Form in the US
As if doctors weren't already giving out ADHD medication like it's candy, now they literally can.
The Glorious Highs and Dismal Lows of Life Without My Bipolar Meds
A manic episode is like a frenzied bukakke party in my head, and I'm all the participants at once.
Magic Mushrooms Could Be the Future of Antidepressants
We spoke to Dr. Mark Bolstridge, a clinical psychiatrist searching for alternative and unusual treatments for depression.
Magic Mushrooms Could Be the Future of Antidepressants
We spoke to Dr. Mark Bolstridge, a clinical psychiatrist searching for alternative and unusual treatments for depression.
Why Art Should Be Incorporated into Mental Health Therapy
It's too simplistic to suggest that the arts can solve the mental health crisis, but there's hope that more funding and more debate around the issues could help improve our wellbeing.
How Big Pharma Drug Pricing Costs Us Our Health
AIDS activism group ACT UP is on the front lines again—this time in a global fight for universal access to 'miracle' hep C, HIV, and cancer medications. So what's stopping it?
Californians Can Now Get PrEP Delivered to Their Doors, No Doctor's Visit Required
An app billing itself as "Uber for birth control" plans to start delivering the HIV preventative medication, and will even send doctors out to conduct blood tests.
Could This Natural Supplement Be the Answer to Antidepressant Dependency?
Investigating the mysterious natural supplement that has been a wonder drug for many, even though nobody seems to know very much about it.
For Pregnant Women with Mental Illnesses, Medication Can Be a Minefield
In her forthcoming documentary "Moms and Meds," filmmaker Dina Fiasconaro examines the confusing, often contradictory messages that expecting mothers receive about the safety of psychiatric medication.
When the Antidepressants Are Worse Than the Depression
They told me SSRIs would make me feel better. They didn't tell me about the withdrawal.