Cases and Deaths The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state agencies have reported 2,602 lung injury cases that required hospitalization and 59 deaths linked to vaping. Vaping-related emergency room visits peaked in September and mostly involved younger people, especially young men and boys. Vaping Regulations Several states and cities have announced or enacted vaping bans in response to the […]
Distinguished Fellowship is awarded to outstanding psychiatrists who have made significant contributions to the psychiatric profession in at least five of the following areas: administration, teaching, scientific and scholarly publications, volunteering in mental health and medical activities of social significance, community involvement, as well as for clinical excellence. Distinguished Fellow is the highest membership honor […]
It is common that patient searches for information and products related to the word “vaccine” yield top results pointing to harmfully inaccurate information about immunization safety. This place of prominence given to medical disinformation is deeply troubling to America’s physicians, especially amid alarming new reports regarding measles, tetanus and other vaccine-preventable conditions. The AMA sent a letter to […]
Tanya Albert Henry – Contributing News Writer American Medical Association In a win for physicians and their patients, a federal court blocked a Trump Administration-backed conscience rights rule the AMA and other medical associations opposed in an amicus brief because the change would “radically disrupt medical care and endanger the health and lives of patients.” […]
Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Robert Pollack, who serves patients in Fort Myers, Florida. Dr. Pollack is a Florida-licensed, board-certified psychiatrist who has been in practice since 1977. He is the CEO of Psychiatric Associates of Southwest Florida (PASWFL) in Fort Myers, Florida. PASWFL was founded on the principle of providing the highest caliber of […]
Agency says it has seen limited data on effects of cannabis derivative; risk of liver injury is cited. By Inti Pacheco Updated Nov. 27, 2019 2:16 pm ET The Food and Drug Administration said this week that it can’t vouch for the safety of food and other products containing CBD, because of limited information about […]
Summary: A clinic named Awakenings KC Clinical Neuroscience Institute (CNI) did a comparative study with Magventure and Neurostar. Both sets of patients improved but the consensus was: “Our findings suggest that treatment outcomes may vary based upon the TMS instrument utilized (MagVenture vs NeuroStar) and further identified subgroups that may be more responsive to the […]
General internist Brent Bauer, MD, sees patients at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, one of the most esteemed medical centers in the world. And yet, some of his patients have sought relief from a variety of ills with ubiquitous, unregulated products they can pick up at 7/Eleven or order online (although not from Amazon, whose selling guidelines prohibit them). The […]
Source: Clinical TMS Society By Debra J. Stultz, MD Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is now being studied for many disorders and various symptoms and has advanced into the treatment of sleep disorders and multiple disorders associated with insomnia, such as Restless Leg Syndrome, Parkinson’s, Chronic Pain, Anxiety, and Substance Abuse. As many of our treatment resistant, […]
Robert Pollack MD – CEO and head psychiatrist at PASWFL, is a certified Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy provider. The REMS program that Dr. Pollack is certified in was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). You can read more about the particular parameters that must be met for the safe administration of esketamine […]
I believe in working together to find the right treatment options. Taking into account your preferences, culture, beliefs, and attitudes as well as considering the latest advances and research in mental health care. Using my expertise in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy, we can tailor a treatment that works for you, one that will help you get better, to make the most of your life, and to feel good again.