Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) shows a significant protective effect against suicide and overall mortality in people with depression.

Max Fink, a psychiatrist and neurologist who advanced the acceptance of electroconvulsive therapy as an option for treating severely depressed patients who do not respond to drugs or psychotherapy ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 30, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Child and adolescent psychiatrists have issued a policy statement urging broader access to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for children and ...

A woman who supported a patient suffering from depression has received an award for helping her recovery. The BBC Radio 4 ...

Depression is everywhere these days, but mental health professionals are not. Some alternative treatments that could help are ...

Proton therapy is a type of external beam radiation therapy that delivers high dose radiation directly to cancer cells. Learn about its benefits and uses for breast cancer treatment.

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The Mount Graham Regional Medical Center District Board has funded the purchase of Brainsway Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimu ...

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Her relapse into depression felt like defeat—but it offered vital clues to achieving lasting psychiatric relief. The 67-year-old woman from Alabama had already endured four major depressive episodes ...

Three people with type 1 diabetes who received Vertex Pharma’s islet cell therapy VX-880 were able to come off insulin within a year. Skip to main content Tuesday 1 July 2025 . BlueSky linkedin ...