INDUSTRYA Russian review names the limits of the psychedelic trial base
The question of whether psychedelics represent a powerful therapeutic tool or if their effects are overestimated remains unresolved.
INDUSTRYFDA's final guidance on psychedelic drug trials names 12 months of blinded follow-up the most informative design
The blinded endpoint sits at 12 weeks and the most informative follow-up at typically 12 months, while many of the conditions themselves, the guidance notes, persist for months or years.
INDUSTRYNICE draft guideline replaces the OCD treatment ladder with matched care
The draft does not promise a shorter queue. It asks that the first offer be decided by the person's clinical picture and preference, and that the wait be explained.
INDUSTRYOver 90% of German adults with OCD say they would do exposure therapy, and half of those with CBT had it
In this sample, stated willingness was high: over 90% said they would do ERP if nothing stood in the way, and the barriers respondents named most were external.
INDUSTRYChina's draft rules for probiotic supplements ask for a strain number and a live count
The draft requires a strain number and a live count for every probiotic health food. It says nothing about mood.
INDUSTRYA European psychiatry paper puts diet first and never mentions the gut
Nutritional support must be extended to both patients and families.
INDUSTRYGerman group basic care grows fast and its regulator cannot say why
G-BA's own reading of its figures: the descriptive analyses cannot show whether basic group care leads patients into group therapy.
INDUSTRYMedicare now lets clinicians bill for antidepressant tapering, and leaves the taper itself undefined
CMS has agreed to pay for the taper, but it names no protocol for it. The clinician still has to write the plan.
INDUSTRYWellcome Funds UK Regulators to Build an AI Testing Sandbox for Mental Health Apps
Regulators are building a faster lane for AI risk-screening tools, not a separate track for the computational biomarkers that gave the field its name.