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Anti-obesity medication boosts weight loss when behavioral therapy falls short

Anti-obesity medication boosts weight loss when behavioral therapy falls short

Adding an anti-obesity medication just one month after behavioral therapy begins—rather than waiting the currently recommended six months—can more than double weight loss for patients who struggle initially with lifestyle changes alone, according to new research published in Nature Medicine from a team at the Perelman School of Medicine.

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What counts as a phobia?
Live Science

What counts as a phobia?

Sandy Capaldi of the Perelman School of Medicine says that specific phobias develop after a person experiences a traumatic event or a panic attack that leads to a self-reinforcing fear of that scenario.

Psychiatric faculty mentorship programs are key to this expert’s journey
Yvette Shaline.

Yvette Sheline is the McLure Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Research in the Perelman School of Medicine.

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Psychiatric faculty mentorship programs are key to this expert’s journey

Psychiatry and behavioral research professor Yvette Sheline has crafted a program to provide mentorship opportunities catered specifically to psychiatry researchers.

Eric Horvath

From vaccines to Froot Loops: Why RFK Jr.’s health-related theories have sparked so much controversy
CBC News

From vaccines to Froot Loops: Why RFK Jr.’s health-related theories have sparked so much controversy

According to the Annenberg Public Policy Center, COVID vaccine-related deaths reported in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System are unverified. David Mandell of the Perelman School of Medicine says that numerous studies have disproven a link between child vaccination and increased risk of autism.

Is it anxiety or something else? What women should know
The Washington Post

Is it anxiety or something else? What women should know

Lily Brown of the Perelman School of Medicine says that rates of anxiety disorders skyrocket around the time of first menstruation in puberty.

Magical thinking is common and often harmless—but it can be problematic, too
PhillyVoice

Magical thinking is common and often harmless—but it can be problematic, too

Daniel Chazin of the Perelman School of Medicine says that “magical thinking” can be damaging if a person worries about harming their child and they confuse that worry for an indication that they really want it.