Who medically needs a pet? A psychiatry resident shares her viewpoint

Pets are family for lots of people. So few people would bat an eyelash if someone stated they have a dog or cat for emotional support. Similarly, Stanford psychiatry citizen Jessica Gold, MD, had composed notes granting her patients an emotional support animal …

See all stories on this subject Blood test may help forecast confusion after surgery

In an effort to recognize a biological marker to help guide intervention, a brand-new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that postoperative delirium is related to signs of swelling– specifically elevations in the inflammatory marker C-reactive …