Tom Collins is a freelance writer in South Florida who has written about medical topics from nasty infections to ethical dilemmas, runaway tumors to tornado-chasing doctors. He travels the globe gathering conference health news and lives in West Palm Beach.
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More data point to potency of genes in development of psychosis
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- Thomas R. Collins
ORLANDO – A genetic profile that’s considered risky for psychosis matters more for patients who come from an environmental background that is...
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Early childhood infections tied to psychosis risk
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- Thomas R. Collins
ORLANDO – Researchers examining data from 647,000 people in Sweden found that infections before the age of 4 are linked to the risk of...
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Best of RIV highlights practical, innovative projects
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- Thomas R. Collins
Winners included a medication reconciliation program that showed improvements across 18 centers.
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‘Exergaming’ boosts motivation in schizophrenia patients
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- Thomas R. Collins
ORLANDO – Using games to promote exercise seems to boost the motivation of schizophrenia patients to engage in physical activity and help with...
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Smartphone interventions benefit schizophrenia patients
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- Thomas R. Collins
ORLANDO - "Do they own phones? Do they use phones? Absolutely, they do."
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Stem cells enabling key insights into schizophrenia
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- Thomas R. Collins
ORLANDO – As the list of schizophrenia-related genetic variants continues to grow, using human-induced pluripotent stem cells is a more practical...
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Criminalization of mental illness must stop, judge says
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- Thomas R. Collins
Judge Steve Leifman, who sits on the bench in Miami, now has made it his life’s work to reform a system in which jails are the de facto hospitals...
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Metabolite levels might help differentiate schizophrenia, bipolar
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- Thomas R. Collins
ORLANDO – Phospholipids and sphingolipids were found in differing levels at the time of a first episode of psychosis.
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Sense of self targeted by schizophrenia research
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- Thomas R. Collins
ORLANDO – Dr. Sohee Park has worked with her colleagues to develop a kind of catalog of pictures representing experiences of self-disturbance.
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Psychosis drug development persists amid snags
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- Thomas R. Collins
ORLANDO – Researchers in the field need to do a better job of getting the right patients enrolled in the right trials, experts say.
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Interest renewed in targeting gluten in schizophrenia
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- Thomas R. Collins
ORLANDO – Dr. Deanna Kelly has expanded her research into the benefits of a gluten-free diet for schizophrenia patients who are positive for a...
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More evidence shows value of CBT for schizophrenia
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- Thomas R. Collins
ORLANDO – “I am against the sole reliance on antipsychotics,” Dr. Tony Morrison said.
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Best of RIV highlights delirium, alcohol detox, and med rec projects
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- Thomas R. Collins
A project to improve how hospitalists address inpatient delirium, which has led to reductions in length of stay and cost, took center stage on...
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Medical cannabis brings complexity to hospitals
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- Thomas R. Collins
Once a patient crosses the hospital threshold, how do you incorporate into your care a product that is still illegal at the federal level?
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Telehospitalist, workload projects win RIV competition
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- Thomas R. Collins
A program using “telehospitalists” to hasten and improve patient care won the top prize in the Innovations category of...