Browsing: Conditions

Psychiatrists in Channel 4 documentary argue it is more a ‘social construct’ than a medical condition

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Taylor, the 39-year-old cofounder of women’s health supplements brand Perelel. It has been edited for length and clarity

A conversation between Jen A. Levitt, MD, and Clinical Leader Executive Editor Abby Proch

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Asphalt gives way to dirt roads in a tiny corner of Albuquerque’s South Valley, where a crowing rooster adds to a sense of a rural enclave in busy Bernalillo County

A digital tool first released in 2023 uses a touchpad computer like an iPhone or iPad to effectively screen young children for autism at scale, promising to open the door for support and intervention earlier than previously possible. But doctors and researchers developing the tool wanted to know whether conditions like ADHD might be challenging…

You might remember her as the cheerleader with superpowers, a country singer chasing stardom in Nashville or a teenager determined to prove that a zebra can race against thoroughbreds. Hayden Panettiere grew up on screen and became famous for her roles in the hit sci-fi series “Heroes,” the country music drama “Nashville” and the family…

The National Healthcare Security Administration said on Monday that the first batch of conditions suitable for primary care have been selected as part of a medical insurance payment reform aimed at encouraging patients with common and chronic illnesses to seek care at grassroots hospitals

This story is from the 2026 issue of Discoveries, a UC San Diego Health Sciences magazine

Health plans are being asked to solve for total cost of care across a growing set of overlapping conditions — obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, and multi-condition members at the intersection of all of them. GLP-1 utilization has intensified the pressure, surfacing sustainability questions that no single-condition vendor is positioned to answer on its own. This…

Fla. — A highly contagious and deadly virus is exploding this summer and spreading like wildfire through local cat communities, but there is a safe and effective way to protect felines