The Medical Futurist

JUNE 2, 2025

The title, Drugs vs. DTx, is a classic case of the “it’s complicated” relationship status. But there is another upside: it allows a certain kind of privacy, bringing treatments to the patients’ homes, and removing stigmas typically connected to a number of therapies, either in substance abuse care or in mental health.

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Healthcare Professional Patients Management Mental Health 69

GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

Psilocybin, the most commonly used psychedelic, increases heart rate and blood pressure, which may potentially lead to cardiovascular events. Psychedelics have been used by communities around the globe for hundreds of years (or more). Alex: It’s complicated. We, for very complicated reasons, ended up with niacin.

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Patient-Centered Community IT Medical 91

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Between routine care, medication management, and patients who opened up about their mental health struggles, it was clear that a strong baseline of trust had been established. I hope to continue my involvement with such an inspiring group of leaders who value community, collaboration, and commitment to service.

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Medical Student DO Family Medicine Patient-Centered 40

GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

Michael’s Hospital in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. The social determinants of health and what community well being was a big part of. I always knew that I wanted to get into healthcare, to use healthcare as a springboard for social change in our communities. Like, these are challenging things.

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Healthcare IT Community Illness 100

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Usually events open up some insight into the person themselves as they’re describing the suffering. With the mental health, we pulled out the medical model. I mean, one is the brilliance of your question, when suffering comes up, to asking people to tell you more. Of course, there’s psychedelics.

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IT Families Family Physicals 137

Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

And now what we have all been waiting for, our keynote speaker on today’s theme of mental health. Fed up with assembly-line medicine Dr. Wible held town hall meetings and she invited citizens in her community to design their own ideal clinic. I think it’s a label that people turn to because of mental health stigma.

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Clinic Nurse Practitioner IT Medical 246