
What We're Reading: DOJ Investigating Police Treatment of the Mentally Ill
What We're Reading, August 30, 2016: the Justice Department is investigating police treatment of the mentally ill; researchers identify overtreatment based on imaging procedures; and 2 drug compounds may prevent the Zika virus from replicating in the body.
A new report out of Baltimore has highlighted a growing problem: police mistreatment of the mentally ill.
There is a need for guidelines to help physicians determine when incidental findings discovered during imaging procedures present a risk and when they do not need to be pursued. Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found that providers have gone overboard in flagging minor abnormalities, leading to more testing and treatment,
An FDA-approved drug may help fight Zika infection by stopping the virus from replicating in the body. Researchers have been studying 2 different groups of drug compounds, one of which is approved to treat tapeworm,
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