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JAMA Internal Medicine | Perioperative Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Risks for Adverse Outcomes of SurgeryPerioperative SSRI Use and Adverse Outcome Risk

Full Content is available to subscribers Subscribe/Learn More Original Investigation | ONLINE FIRST Perioperative Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Risks for Adverse Outcomes of Surgery Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH; Eric Vittinghoff, PhD; Judith Maselli, MSPH; Penelope S. … Continue reading

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Vulnerabilities to misinformation in online pharmaceutical marketing

Vulnerabilities to misinformation in online pharmaceutical marketing   Julian De Freitas1 Brian A Falls2 Omar S Haque3 Harold J Bursztajn4⇑ 1Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA 2Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, VA Boston Healthcare System, … Continue reading

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Neuroprotective properties of magnesium infusion during carotid endarterectomy, and beyond?

Went to a masterful talk by E. Sander Connolly at the Lenox Hill Hospital neurology conference last week. This is one of many interesting take-away points. Differential blood-brain barrier penetration by the various statins is another one – currently looking … Continue reading

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A memory of China – neuropsychiatric consultations at Songjiang Hospital/ Jiao-Tong University in Shanghai 2010

In 2010, I was privileged to be invited to participate as a visiting consultant in a full-day medical consultation at Songjiang Hospital, a beautiful, modern university medical center affiliated with Jiao-Tong University and First People’s Hospital in Shanghai. The story … Continue reading

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Scourge of depression sees rising number of suicides, report Cang Wei and Song Wenwei in Nanjing.

Staggering base rate… Dark days of despair drive many to the final option Updated: 2013-02-27 09:20 By Cang Wei and Song Wenwei in Nanjing/China Daily Scourge of depression sees rising number of suicides, report Cang Wei and Song Wenwei in … Continue reading

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Maurice Preter, MD

Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.