By Jim Dryden Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that although the vast majority of people with alcohol use disorder see their doctors regularly for a range of issues, fewer than one in 10 ever get treatment to help curb their...
As part of All of Us Research Program, School of Medicine will seek to enroll local participants By Julia Evangelou Strait Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has joined the All of Us Research Program, an initiative of the National Institutes...
Study indicates the drug is effective in opioid users who also take benzodiazepines for anxiety, other conditions By Jim Dryden Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid misuse has continued unabated in the United States, with an estimated 2.5 million or more...
National Science Foundation grant funds analysis, Twitter-based interventions By Jim Dryden The impact of social media on anxiety and stress during the coronavirus pandemic is the focus of a new study led by mental health experts at Washington University School of...
By Siteman Communications Making discoveries that can advance clinical practices and close the gap between health and racial disparities is inspiring for researchers. There is a great need to examine the racial disparities in healthcare and how we can help...
By Laura Jean Bierut There is no doubt that the opioid epidemic, which has been building in the U.S. for the past two decades, is a public health crisis. But after a slow start, public health efforts are targeting this issue at the local, state and federal levels....
