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GeneSight® Mental Health Monitor Results

Myriad Genetics

I offer the GeneSight test , which analyzes how a patient’s genes may influence how they metabolize or respond to certain mental health medications, as a part of my treatment plan for patients for whom I am considering prescribing medication” noted Dr. Brown.

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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations

Pamela Wible MD

In 2014, I began reporting human rights violations in medicine after uncovering widespread abuse in medical training and practice via my physician suicide helpline. It’s a growing crisis affecting over half of all doctors in the U.S., and it has been linked to rising rates of physician depression , doctor suicide , and medical errors.

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Episode 141: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 2 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 1: Historical and Ethical Perspectives with Edwin Lindo

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Acknowledging this truth highlights the necessity of mitigating the harms of racism as part of any comprehensive treatment plan. [link] This is the first episode of a three-part series on understanding and dismantling race-based medicine by unearthing its origin and exposing the paucity of rigorous evidence in support of it.