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NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy

NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy

Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News BBC Asiawu Imam says the therapy will make a huge difference A gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease, with a price tag of £1.65m, is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England. About 50 people a year with the inherited blood disorder are likely to receive […]

Mental Health vs. Mental Illness | Psychiatrist Talks About Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health vs. Mental Illness | Psychiatrist Talks About Mental Health Awareness

#mentalhealth #mentalillness #mentalhealthawareness #drelliott Mental health awareness is good. However, I’m worried it might be having side effects. For me, there are two big issues – mental health is very different to mental illness and all the increased awareness is not leading to more funding to give more support.I firmly believe that these awareness campaigns […]

Can Dark Souls Help Your Mental Health? | MindGames

Can Dark Souls Help Your Mental Health? | MindGames

During the pandemic more people have been playing games than ever before, but while it’s easy to think gamers are gravitating towards the likes of Animal Crossing or Minecraft, many people instead turn to intense, difficult games like Dark Souls or Bloodborne for comfort. Alexander Kriss, psychotherapist and author of ‘The Gaming Mind’, explains the […]

Man's brain tumour shrinks by half in therapy trial

Man's brain tumour shrinks by half in therapy trial

Mr Read first noticed a severe headache last December and, two weeks later, his face dropped on one side. He had surgery shortly after his diagnosis to remove as much of the tumour as possible, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In July, doctors found the tumour was growing again and he was offered a place […]

Home Health | Brooks Rehabilitation

Home Health | Brooks Rehabilitation

Visit our website: https://www.brooksrehab.org Apply to work at Brooks: https://careers.brooksrehab.org/ Connect with us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrooksRehab/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooksrehab/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brooks-rehabilitation/ At Brooks Rehabilitation, we have more than 50 years of expertise in providing medical rehabilitation services. Our highly trained clinicians provide the most advanced therapy and medical care, along with the compassion, motivation, […]

8 Signs that Someone is Battling Mental Health Problems

8 Signs that Someone is Battling Mental Health Problems

Depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and addictive behaviors are some examples of mental disorders, which affect your mood, thinking, and behavior for a sustained period of time. The stigma around mental health can sometimes make people afraid to reach out for help or support. Do you often feel detached, tired, uninterested, insomnic, or hypersomic, […]

First Month of Grad School | Clinical Mental Health Counseling

First Month of Grad School | Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Dear Friends, I want to express my sincere gratitude for your amazing support and for being a part of my YouTube journey. Your engagement and feedback have been invaluable in shaping the content I create. If my videos have provided you with value and you feel inclined to contribute further, I am truly grateful for […]

Am I Depressed?

Am I Depressed?

Subscribe to me @Dr Julie for more videos on mental health and psychology. #mentalhealth #depression #shorts 👇Links below for my new No.1 bestselling book – Why has nobody told me this before? Amazon UK – https://amzn.to/33DZFgO Audiobook UK – https://amzn.to/33cmsQA Amazon USA – https://amzn.to/3qbo4Dp Audiobook USA – https://amzn.to/3smyC2D Other links – https://linktr.ee/drjuliesmith Feel free to […]

Why nature is good for your mental health

Why nature is good for your mental health

Back in the day, doctors would send patients with anxiety and depression into the mountains because the fresh air would do them good. Though they did not have the research to back it up, they knew that nature was good for our mental health. Today, there is good evidence for these claims and clinicians have […]

FDA denies approval for MDMA therapy for PTSD

FDA denies approval for MDMA therapy for PTSD

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday denied approval of an MDMA-based treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the manufacturer said, a major setback for the use of psychedelic drugs as medicine. Drug company Lykos Therapeutics said the FDA told them the treatment “could not be approved based on data submitted to date.” Lykos […]