Psych Trial Halted After Death; Curbing Phone Addiction; Most Worried Racial Group
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA halted patient enrollment in a phase III trial of evenamide in treatment-resistant schizophrenia following the ...
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Game-Changer? Wegovy Cuts Heavy Drinking in Alcohol Addiction Trial
(MedPage Today) -- People with obesity and alcohol use disorder had fewer heavy drinking days while on semaglutide (Wegovy), a ...
Meta must face youth addiction lawsuit by Massachusetts, U.S. court rules
The lawsuit alleged that features on Instagram, such as push notifications, “likes” of user posts and a never-ending scroll were ...
Antidepressant Reduces Meth Addiction in Trial
(MedPage Today) -- Use of the antidepressant mirtazapine in routine clinical practice reduced methamphetamine use in adults with methamphetamine use ...
Jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial
Large technology companies in the U.S. have faced mounting criticism in the last decade over child and teen safety Source: ...
Cause of ADHD Drug Shortage; Tech Addiction In-Patient Detox; Paternal Depression
(MedPage Today) -- The 2022-2023 nationwide shortage of stimulant medications for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have been driven by ...
U.S. social media addiction trial jury struggles for consensus
"The jury has difficulty coming to a consensus regarding one defendant, do you have any advice on how to move ...
Weight-loss drugs could also help manage addiction
A large study reports that popular GLP-1 agonists appear to have a positive effect in managing substance abuse as well. ...
Weight-loss medication linked to lower risk of drug addiction: study
Experts urged caution in interpreting the results, which do not establish a causal link, calling for clinical trials to find ...
Amid Opioid Addiction Treatment, Losing Insurance Tied to Mortality Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Disenrollment from health plans was associated with an increased risk of mortality among patients who initiated medications ...