Drugs can be ally in reducing opioid addiction, related deaths
Newswise — Psychiatrist Dr. Larissa Mooney specializes in general adult psychiatry and addiction psychiatry. She is an associate clinical professor at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, where she serves as Director of the UCLA Addiction Medicine Clinic and teaches principles of evidence-based and integrated treatments for patients with addictive and co-occurring mental health disorders to psychiatrists in training. Dr. Mooney is a member of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) Executive Board of Directors and conducts clinical trials research at UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs. Her interests include development of pharmacological and behavioral treatments for addiction and advancement of substance abuse training for health care professionals.
Marijuana legalization can have risks and benefits
Psychiatrist and palliative care physician Dr. Thomas Strouse is Medical Director of the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA. He is a fellow of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He has published and lectured widely and is board certified in Adult Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He is Chair of the Hospice/Palliative Medicine Test-Writing Committee for the American Board of Internal Medicine. Having seen both the benefits and risks of cannabis use, Dr. Strouse can speak on the emerging scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of cannabinoids in a variety of medical conditions and pain states, as well as epidemiologic evidence of legalized marijuana’s connection to a reduction in prescription drug use and opioid-related deaths. He can also address the current science about the adverse impact of heavy recreational cannabinoid use on brain development and mental illness expression in younger people.
Breast cancer awareness month: mammograms or MRIs?
Dr. Parvin Peddi is board certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Hematology at UCLA. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology and member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Peddi's current research focuses on breast cancer and its treatment. She has published research in various journals on gastrointestinal cancers, breast cancer and other malignancies. With Breast Cancer Awareness Month beginning in October, Peddi can discuss the importance of breast cancer screenings, such as the difference between mammograms and breast MRIs, as well as breakthrough treatments and surgical procedures such as a mastectomy and lumpectomy.
As flu season approaches, why you should get vaccinated
Dr. T. Warner Hudson, is Medical Director of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Occupational Health Facility and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica and Orthopaedic Hospital Employee Health Office. He is a certified medical review officer and has extensive knowledge of California workers' compensation laws, health and environmental regulations and hospital epidemiology. Hudson is licensed in California and board certified in Occupational Medicine as well as Family Practice. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine in 1976 from the University of North Carolina Medical School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. While current U.S. flu activity is low overall, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many companies, medical offices and other organizations either already are offering flu shots or will be starting soon. Yearly vaccinations are the best way to prevent getting the flu. Dr. Hudson can discuss why vaccinations are important, when you should get them and the myths about the vaccine that result in millions of Americans each year not taking this important preventive action.
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