Thu.Jan 04, 2024

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A Psychotic Experience can Help to Process Difficult Memories

Mad in America

Editor’s Note: This article, written by Heidi Tommila, was first published on our affiliate site, Mad in Finland. T he title of this article is from Jaakko Seikkula’s book Dialogue Improves—but Why? One subheading in chapter seven: “Psychological behavior is part of dialogue, not pathology.” I read the book last winter, but I’ve skimmed through it again a bit now and thought I’d write a few words about it.

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Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits

Mad in America

From KFF Health News : “Living with diabetes, Carlton ‘PeeWee’ Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device about the size of a deck of playing cards to pump insulin into his bloodstream. The pump, manufactured by device maker Medtronic, connected plastic tubing to an insulin reservoir, which Gautney set to release doses of the vital hormone over the course of the day.