Tag Archives: disorder

1 in 20 College Students Has ‘Internet Gaming Disorder,’ Study Finds

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 — Is it possible to become addicted to gaming on the internet? Yes, warns new research that discovered when young people get too hooked it may trigger sleep difficulties, depression, anxiety and, in some cases, even suicidal thoughts. Phone interviews conducted among nearly 3,000 American college… Read More »

Mitigating psychiatric disorder relapse in pregnancy during pandemic

Dr. Lee S. Cohen, Director of the Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, recently shared his insights on mitigating psychiatric relapse during pregnancy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with Ob.Gyn News on August 28th, 2020 In a previous column, I addressed some of the issues that quickly arose in the context of the… Read More »

Ultragenyx’s Crysvita scores FDA nod in 2nd ultra-rare bone disorder

Ultragenyx and Kyowa Kirin raised eyebrows when they launched ultra-rare disease Crysvita in 2018 with an eye-popping price tag of $ 200,000 per year. Despite some pushback from cost watchdogs, the partners kept pushing to expand Crysvita’s reach and now have the FDA’s green light in a second indication. The FDA on Thursday approved Crysvita… Read More »