Medical Memos: UMass Medical School staff members get awards
Alexis D. Henry, an impairment employment policy specialist and associate professor of psychiatry at the school, received the Psychiatric Rehab Association’s Armin Loeb Award throughout the 2016 Recovery Workforce Summit held recently in Boston.
See all stories on this topic Marijuana smoking causes tooth loss Long-time cannabis cigarette smokers have a higher risk of getting gum disease reports a brand-new study released in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. However, scientists did not a conclusive link in between marijuana use and other health-related issues normally associated …
See all stories on this topic New primary medical policeman for Canterbury DHB announced She is presently Chief of Psychiatry and Director of Location Mental Health Solutions, positions she has held since 2010. During her time as Chief of Psychiatry, Dr Nightingale has shown deep gratitude of clinical governance and leadership, and a genuine …
See all stories on this subject Long-term marijuana usage associated
with gum illness While utilizing marijuana for as long as 20 years was associated with periodontal disease, it was not related to some other physical illness in early midlife at age 38, according to a post released online by JAMA Psychiatry. Policymakers …
See all stories on this topic Cannabis use by adults tied to few physical
illness Participants were tracked from age 3 to age 38. In general, about 65 percent reported utilizing cannabis eventually after age 18, according to the results in JAMA Psychiatry. The researchers did not discover a link between marijuana use in the adult years and poor … See all stories on this topic
