The Association of Community Cancer Centers—with its partners, the Association of Oncology Social Work and the American Psychosocial Oncology Society—is calling for sweeping improvements to mental health care services and support for patients, caregivers, and mental health care professionals experiencing psychological distress.
In this episode of In the Headlines, former NCI Director Kimryn Rathmell speaks with Paul Goldberg, publisher of The Cancer Letter, and Jacquelyn Cobb, associate editor, about the HHS layoffs and their potential impact on mental health. These layoffs—and the broader uncertainty introduced by the current administration’s actions—are a form of trauma, Rathmell says.
A modest proposal from a former FDA commissioner: Add antidepressants to the nation’s water supply
Warning: This is not a public health recommendation. Do not implement.