Behavioral Health

New research by Penn Medicine and Independence Blue Cross shows that integrating mental health care into primary care does not increase overall costs for insurers.

Sigrid Veasey of the Perelman School of Medicine says that some sleep apnea patients are so desperate for a solution that they sew tennis balls onto their shirts to stop them from sleeping on their backs, which makes snoring worse.

Indira Gurubhagavatula of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study which found that people who go to bed after 1 a.m. were more likely to experience mental health disorders.

Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the frequency of commercial space flights could allow scientists to collect health data more quickly than before, and potentially from a more diverse population.

A 2018 paper by the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders at the Perelman School of Medicine suggested that “people-first” terms regarding obesity were preferred by patients seeking bariatric surgery.

Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine says that work and traveling are the major sleep killers, with the majority of traveling being commuting to and from work.

Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine says that waist circumference is a more accessible and potentially more helpful measure for fat loss than stepping on a scale.

Lauren Massimo of the School of Nursing says that losing the ability to drive is a major and dehumanizing loss for older adults.