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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms an Important, Overlooked Feature of Lupus

Jun 48 min read

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms an Important, Overlooked Feature of Lupus

Neuropsychiatric symptoms, including nightmares and hallucinatory "daymares," may be a more important aspect of systemic lupus...

DOJ Officially Moves to Reclassify Marijuana as Schedule III

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 32 min read

DOJ Officially Moves to Reclassify Marijuana as Schedule III

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) officially moved to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III controlled substance on Thursday, marking a...

How to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder in Patients With Liver Disease

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 36 min read

How to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder in Patients With Liver Disease

For many people navigating the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary relief came in the form of a stiff drink. In the United...

New Data on Psychiatric Polypharmacy and Unwanted Weight Gain

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 303 min read

Nutrition

New Data on Psychiatric Polypharmacy and Unwanted Weight Gain

Keypoint: A recent study analyzed longitudinal data of patients with schizophrenia or major depressive disorder to rank treatment...

Longitudinal Study Looks at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease With Long-Term ADHD Medication Use

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 304 min read

ADHD

Longitudinal Study Looks at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease With Long-Term ADHD Medication Use

Keypoint: A study assessed the associations between the use of ADHD medications and CVD over the course of 14 years. Here's what the...

When It Comes to Medicine, ‘Women Are Not Small Men’

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 305 min read

When It Comes to Medicine, ‘Women Are Not Small Men’

Welcome everyone. I'm Dr. John White. I'm the chief medical officer at WebMD. Does your biologic sex impact your health? Does it have any...

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 294 min read

Mental Health Statistics

Is Mental Illness 'Transmissible'?

Teens with classmates who have a mental illness have a significantly greater risk for a psychiatric diagnosis later in life, even after...

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 294 min read

Polypharmacy in Traumatic Brain Injury

Keypoint:Polypharmacy is often overlooked in patients with significant traumatic brain injury. How can you best manage medication in...

Weight-Adjusted Waist Index and Depressive Symptoms in a Nationally Representative Sample

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 293 min read

Weight-Adjusted Waist Index and Depressive Symptoms in a Nationally Representative Sample

Keypoint: A more useful measure than BMI or waist circumference? Researchers analyzed the association between weight-adjusted waist index...

Ultraprocessed Foods an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Brain Health

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 294 min read

Ultraprocessed Foods an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Brain Health

Consuming highly processed foods may be harmful to the aging brain, independent of other risk factors for adverse neurologic outcomes and...

Recently Incarcerated Account for Nearly 20% of US Suicides

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 293 min read

Suicide

Recently Incarcerated Account for Nearly 20% of US Suicides

Nearly one fifth of suicides in the United States occur in people who were incarcerated in the previous year, a new study showed. An...

Suicide in Surgeons: The Heavy Toll of a High-Stakes Career

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 285 min read

Suicide in Surgeons: The Heavy Toll of a High-Stakes Career

For those outside the medical profession, it took a global pandemic to finally understand how pervasive distress and suicide are among...

Characterizing Childhood Irritability Across Ages and Stages

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 283 min read

Characterizing Childhood Irritability Across Ages and Stages

The occasional meltdown is a common experience in childhood, as many parents and caregivers will attest. How frequent and intense these...

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 285 min read

Compassion Fatigue in Health Care

For many health care professionals, compassion fatigue is considered a part of the job.1 Although different researchers use varying...

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 275 min read

Mental Health Statistics

Promoting Mental Health in Schools

The declining mental health of children and adolescents is a tremendous concern. In the United States, almost 20% of those age 3 to 17...

Deep Brain Stimulation an Option for Chronic Low Back Pain?

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 273 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation an Option for Chronic Low Back Pain?

Preliminary 6-month results from the first-in-human trial of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subgenual singulate cortex (SCC) for...

Concurrent Bivalent COVID-19 Booster, Influenza Vaccination May Be Beneficial

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 271 min read

Concurrent Bivalent COVID-19 Booster, Influenza Vaccination May Be Beneficial

Keypoint: The concurrent administration of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 boosters and influenza vaccines should be considered as a strategy to...

Mental Health Assessment Resources for Physicians

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 274 min read

Mental Health Statistics

Mental Health Assessment Resources for Physicians

Although mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression are common, affecting more than 20% of US adults, many people experience...

Learning to Use Psychedelic Agents With Undefined Protocols

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 246 min read

Learning to Use Psychedelic Agents With Undefined Protocols

Keypoint: Learning to use a psychedelic agent can be challenging when the protocols are not defined. Here’s how a psychiatrist got...

Most Homeless People Have Mental Health Disorders

Vilash Reddy, MD

May 244 min read

Most Homeless People Have Mental Health Disorders

Most people experiencing homelessness have mental health disorders, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. In an examination...

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Phone: 888-855-0947 Office Hours: M-F 10am-6pm Fax: 346-766-0599

After hours: If urgent, life threatening (please call 988, 911, or go to nearest ER. Otherwise, for side effects to medications, please text 816-766-0119. For all other non-urgent issues, please contact us Practice Q messaging portal or contact us during clinic hours at 888-855-0947.

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4050 Pennsylvania Ave
Kansas City, MO 64111-3041