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Anchor lead: A genetic assay can help many with early breast cancer avoid chemotherapy, Elizabeth Tracey reports A widely available 21-gene assay can help women with so-called intermediate risk breast cancer avoid chemotherapy and simply stick to endocrine therapy, a …
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Anchor lead: What is the impact of high profile suicides? Elizabeth Tracey reports Suicide can be contagious, research into rates of spates of suicide show. Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist and depression expert at Johns Hopkins, says when a prominent and …
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Anchor lead: Women are increasingly using lethal means to commit suicide, Elizabeth Tracey reports The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released disturbing data on the increasing rates of suicide nationally. Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist and depression expert at …
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Anchor lead: What factors lead to suicide among older people? Elizabeth Tracey reports Depression in older people is more difficult to treat and lasts longer than in younger people, a recent study reports. Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist and depression expert …
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Anchor lead: Just how big a factor is stress in our current suicide epidemic? Elizabeth Tracey reports Depression and anxiety are well known risk factors for suicide, but how about stress? Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist and depression expert at Johns …
