News Mentions for the week of April 1, 2024
Our faculty often provide insight on current events and topics in the news.
Explore some of the articles that they have contributed to or been quoted in recently below.
- Yahoo Life
9% of people say they 'never' take sick days, Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds. Why experts say that's a mistake.
Why people say they aren’t taking sick days — and how their colleagues feel about it when they do. Mickey Trockel, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.
- News Center - Stanford Medicine
Pilot study shows ketogenic diet improves severe mental illness
A small clinical trial led by Stanford Medicine found that the metabolic effects of a ketogenic diet may help stabilize the brain. Shebani Sethi, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is interviewed about the trial results.
- Yahoo Life
Dealing with burnout? 5 simple ways to help you cope.
Burnout, while not an official medical diagnosis, is defined as chronic stress and exhaustion stemming from your work life. David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu, and Sam Willson Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment on the subject.
- Neurology live
The Frequency of Occurrence of Narcolepsy Symptoms
Clete Kushida, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses the frequency of symptoms encountered in patients who are diagnosed with narcolepsy with colleagues in a recent panel.
- NY Times
Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?
The pandemic played a role in increased consumption, but alcohol use among people 65 and older was climbing even before 2020. Keith Humphreys, the Esther Ting Memorial professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted on the subject.
- Scope Blog - Stanford Medicine
Serious talk about moods with bipolar disorder expert Po Wang
Often misunderstood and undertreated, bipolar disorder has received close attention from Stanford Medicine clinicians and researchers for more than 30 years. Po Wang, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is interviewed on the topic, and Terence Ketter, Kristin Raj, Nolan Williams, and Karl Deisseroth are mentioned in this Scope Blog post.
- The San Francisco Standard
Farrell calls for National Guard troops in San Francisco
Adding to the debate over how to handle the fentanyl crisis, San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell upped the ante on Thursday by calling for armed National Guard troops to be deployed in the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods. Keith Humphreys, the Esther Ting Memorial professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.