Matthew
@drwestling15.bsky.social
Board certified psychiatric pharmacist 🧠💊 | MPA 🏛 | Advocate ✊ | Houseplant enthusiast 🌵| Tea connoisseur ☕️ | Bicon 🏳️🌈| He/Him | Views are my own
Difficult-to-treat #Depression (DtD)
What is it and how is it different from treatment resistant depression (TRD)?
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#AAPP2025 #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Pharmacy
What is it and how is it different from treatment resistant depression (TRD)?
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#AAPP2025 #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Pharmacy
April 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Difficult-to-treat #Depression (DtD)
What is it and how is it different from treatment resistant depression (TRD)?
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#AAPP2025 #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Pharmacy
What is it and how is it different from treatment resistant depression (TRD)?
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#AAPP2025 #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Pharmacy
What's the deal with Digital Therapeutics (DTx)?
DTx are health #softwares intended to treat or alleviate a disease, disorder, condition, or injury by generating and delivering a medical intervention that has demonstrable positive therapeutic impact on a patients #health
#AAPP2025 #Pharmacy 🧵
DTx are health #softwares intended to treat or alleviate a disease, disorder, condition, or injury by generating and delivering a medical intervention that has demonstrable positive therapeutic impact on a patients #health
#AAPP2025 #Pharmacy 🧵
April 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
What's the deal with Digital Therapeutics (DTx)?
DTx are health #softwares intended to treat or alleviate a disease, disorder, condition, or injury by generating and delivering a medical intervention that has demonstrable positive therapeutic impact on a patients #health
#AAPP2025 #Pharmacy 🧵
DTx are health #softwares intended to treat or alleviate a disease, disorder, condition, or injury by generating and delivering a medical intervention that has demonstrable positive therapeutic impact on a patients #health
#AAPP2025 #Pharmacy 🧵
April 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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At least three medical journals have received letters from U.S. Department of Justice that questioned their editorial practices and standards, prompting several journals to push back and assert their independence.
Medical journals complain of 'harassment' from Department of Justice
Multiple scientific publications have now received letters from the Trump administration questioning their editorial practices and standards.
nbcnews.to
April 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
At least three medical journals have received letters from U.S. Department of Justice that questioned their editorial practices and standards, prompting several journals to push back and assert their independence.
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A JAMA study found that at current state-level vaccination rates, measles may become endemic again; increasing vaccine coverage would prevent this.
Read the full Original Investigation covered by the @washingtonpost.com. @nathanlo.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Read the full Original Investigation covered by the @washingtonpost.com. @nathanlo.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
April 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A JAMA study found that at current state-level vaccination rates, measles may become endemic again; increasing vaccine coverage would prevent this.
Read the full Original Investigation covered by the @washingtonpost.com. @nathanlo.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Read the full Original Investigation covered by the @washingtonpost.com. @nathanlo.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Jennifer Vasquez Sura has fought to bring her husband, Kilmar Abrego García, home to Maryland from a Salvadoran prison while caring for their kids, two of whom are disabled.
“I just want my husband back, my best friend back, my kids’ father back,” Vasquez Sura said. “I want our life back.”
“I just want my husband back, my best friend back, my kids’ father back,” Vasquez Sura said. “I want our life back.”
Her husband was mistakenly deported. Now she’s caught in a political frenzy.
Jennifer Vasquez Sura has fought to bring her husband, Kilmar Abrego García, home from a Salvadoran prison while caring for their children, two of whom have autism.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Jennifer Vasquez Sura has fought to bring her husband, Kilmar Abrego García, home to Maryland from a Salvadoran prison while caring for their kids, two of whom are disabled.
“I just want my husband back, my best friend back, my kids’ father back,” Vasquez Sura said. “I want our life back.”
“I just want my husband back, my best friend back, my kids’ father back,” Vasquez Sura said. “I want our life back.”
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@sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social did something that no California Dems likely could: turn out 26,000 people for a weeknight rally in a Republican House district and chart a way forward for an enfeebled Democratic Party, writes political writer Joe Garofoli.
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
@sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social did something that no California Dems likely could: turn out 26,000 people for a weeknight rally in a Republican House district and chart a way forward for an enfeebled Democratic Party, writes political writer Joe Garofoli.
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social
📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social
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Hungary’s parliament passes an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ communities.
Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ public events
Hungary’s contentious “child protection” legislation prohibits the “depiction or promotion” of homosexuality to minors aged under 18.
nbcnews.to
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hungary’s parliament passes an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ communities.
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Drug decriminalization in British Columbia reduced police-reported drug possession incidents without affecting drug-related hospitalizations or deaths.
https://ja.ma/3Rh0jqh
https://ja.ma/3Rh0jqh
Decriminalization and Opioid and Stimulant Harms
This population-based study examines changes in police-reported drug incidents as well as deaths and hospitalizations from opioids and stimulants following decriminalization in British Columbia and the rest of Canada.
ja.ma
April 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Drug decriminalization in British Columbia reduced police-reported drug possession incidents without affecting drug-related hospitalizations or deaths.
https://ja.ma/3Rh0jqh
https://ja.ma/3Rh0jqh
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America's homelessness crisis extends far beyond what we see on the streets.
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social wants us to pay attention to those who are hidden from public view.
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social wants us to pay attention to those who are hidden from public view.
March 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
America's homelessness crisis extends far beyond what we see on the streets.
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social wants us to pay attention to those who are hidden from public view.
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social wants us to pay attention to those who are hidden from public view.
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After a judge ordered a pause on the mass firing of federal probationary employees, the Trump admin is backing down.
The Office of Personnel Management is no longer telling agencies to fire thousands of workers.
OPM now says agencies have ultimate decision making authority.
The Office of Personnel Management is no longer telling agencies to fire thousands of workers.
OPM now says agencies have ultimate decision making authority.
March 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
After a judge ordered a pause on the mass firing of federal probationary employees, the Trump admin is backing down.
The Office of Personnel Management is no longer telling agencies to fire thousands of workers.
OPM now says agencies have ultimate decision making authority.
The Office of Personnel Management is no longer telling agencies to fire thousands of workers.
OPM now says agencies have ultimate decision making authority.
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The top spokesperson at HHS has abruptly quit over RFK Jr.'s management of the agency amid a growing measles outbreak.
Top HHS spokesperson quits after clashing with RFK Jr.
Thomas Corry resigned over disagreements with the HHS secretary and his approach to the measles outbreak.
www.politico.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The top spokesperson at HHS has abruptly quit over RFK Jr.'s management of the agency amid a growing measles outbreak.
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Current and former federal workers: We’re here in D.C. sending out our signal 🚨
Contact us confidentially on Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
Contact us confidentially on Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
February 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Current and former federal workers: We’re here in D.C. sending out our signal 🚨
Contact us confidentially on Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
Contact us confidentially on Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
The @fda.gov FINALLY eliminated the Clozapine #REMS program 👏 great news for a drug that has such strong evidence and outcomes #psychiatry #pharmacy
February 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The @fda.gov FINALLY eliminated the Clozapine #REMS program 👏 great news for a drug that has such strong evidence and outcomes #psychiatry #pharmacy
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has announced that it will kill Medicare coverage of most telehealth services on April 1st.
February 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration has announced that it will kill Medicare coverage of most telehealth services on April 1st.
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‘Be prepared to self-rescue’: Yosemite might be dangerous and dirty this summer
‘Be prepared to self-rescue’: Yosemite might be dangerous and dirty this summer
The crown jewel of California’s national parks got hit with staffing cuts that one agency veteran called "chaotic."
sfstandard.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
‘Be prepared to self-rescue’: Yosemite might be dangerous and dirty this summer
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Some federal workers have started to express their grievances at Tesla locations.
In San Francisco federal workers and others staged a protest against DOGE cuts outside a Tesla showroom.
Musk and Trump have now laid off up to 220,000 federal employees.
www.ktvu.com/news/federal...
In San Francisco federal workers and others staged a protest against DOGE cuts outside a Tesla showroom.
Musk and Trump have now laid off up to 220,000 federal employees.
www.ktvu.com/news/federal...
Federal workers protest outside Tesla showroom in San Francisco; Musk defends cuts
Federal workers were among those protesting the cuts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, on Wednesday night outside a Tesla showroom in San Francisco.
www.ktvu.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Some federal workers have started to express their grievances at Tesla locations.
In San Francisco federal workers and others staged a protest against DOGE cuts outside a Tesla showroom.
Musk and Trump have now laid off up to 220,000 federal employees.
www.ktvu.com/news/federal...
In San Francisco federal workers and others staged a protest against DOGE cuts outside a Tesla showroom.
Musk and Trump have now laid off up to 220,000 federal employees.
www.ktvu.com/news/federal...
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Entire government agencies are being reshaped, career experts are leaving and power is shifting — often behind closed doors.
ProPublica is investigating.
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ProPublica is investigating.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Entire government agencies are being reshaped, career experts are leaving and power is shifting — often behind closed doors.
ProPublica is investigating.
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ProPublica is investigating.
🧵⬇️ (1/6)
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In a new Editorial, JAMA editors, JAMA Network Editors in Chief, and JAMA editorial leadership address the recent executive orders that have impacted the scientific process and reaffirm their commitment to scientific and editorial integrity.
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February 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In a new Editorial, JAMA editors, JAMA Network Editors in Chief, and JAMA editorial leadership address the recent executive orders that have impacted the scientific process and reaffirm their commitment to scientific and editorial integrity.
ja.ma/4b5LsIt
ja.ma/4b5LsIt
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the number of children taking medication for ADHD poses “a dire threat to the American people and our way of life.”
ADHD patients and doctors are terrified of losing access to medication under RFK Jr.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the number of children taking medication for ADHD poses “a dire threat to the American people."
www.sfchronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the number of children taking medication for ADHD poses “a dire threat to the American people and our way of life.”
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Federal workers, we recognize that this is an unpredictable time.
Our team is actively pairing your tips with reporters on this list and across our newsroom to make sure you're speaking to someone with the right expertise. How to get in touch:
Our team is actively pairing your tips with reporters on this list and across our newsroom to make sure you're speaking to someone with the right expertise. How to get in touch:
What ProPublica’s Reporters Will Be Covering During Donald Trump’s Second Presidency — and How to Contact Them
From Trump’s relationships with billionaires to immigration, here are some of the issues and topics our reporters will be keeping an eye on as his second presidency begins.
propub.li
February 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Federal workers, we recognize that this is an unpredictable time.
Our team is actively pairing your tips with reporters on this list and across our newsroom to make sure you're speaking to someone with the right expertise. How to get in touch:
Our team is actively pairing your tips with reporters on this list and across our newsroom to make sure you're speaking to someone with the right expertise. How to get in touch:
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How did a drug rooted, like many, in seed money from the U.S. government — that is, American taxpayers — and spurred by the grassroots fundraising of desperate parents, end up with a $2 million per dose price tag?
Your weekend longread:
Your weekend longread:
What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing
Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices…
propub.li
February 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
How did a drug rooted, like many, in seed money from the U.S. government — that is, American taxpayers — and spurred by the grassroots fundraising of desperate parents, end up with a $2 million per dose price tag?
Your weekend longread:
Your weekend longread:
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Letters went out to dozens of probationary employees in at least one section of the Department of Transportation that said part of the reason they were being fired was for poor performance.
But most of those employees were rated as being “exceptional” performers by their supervisors.
But most of those employees were rated as being “exceptional” performers by their supervisors.
Federal workers with 'exceptional' reviews fired for 'performance' issues
President Donald Trump’s administration has started the mass firing of workers who are new to the civil service or have recently switched jobs.
nbcnews.to
February 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Letters went out to dozens of probationary employees in at least one section of the Department of Transportation that said part of the reason they were being fired was for poor performance.
But most of those employees were rated as being “exceptional” performers by their supervisors.
But most of those employees were rated as being “exceptional” performers by their supervisors.
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Internet searches seeking help for gambling addiction have "increased substantially" as the number of states with legalized sports betting has expanded in recent years, according to a study.
Online searches for gambling addiction surge as legalized sports betting expands, study finds
Researchers say public health warnings are "essential to prevent the escalation of gambling-related harm and its long-term consequences."
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Internet searches seeking help for gambling addiction have "increased substantially" as the number of states with legalized sports betting has expanded in recent years, according to a study.