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Katie O'Connor

@__katieoconnor

Mental health reporter; Senior staff writer at Psychiatric News; past: @MercuryVirginia @RTDNEWS, @theflathat; formerly Demeria; @koconnorreports.bsky.social

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Even as LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in foster care, a Biden-era rule aimed at ensuring that they have access to affirming homes has been stayed in federal court. ow.ly/CLRC50VKQQN

Even as LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in foster care, a Biden-era rule aimed at ensuring that they have access to affirming homes has been stayed in federal court. ow.ly/CLRC50VKQQN
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CBO's final verdict: House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill adds $2.4 trillion to the deficit despite enormous cuts to Medicaid and SNAP because the tax cuts are so large.

CBO's final verdict: House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill adds $2.4 trillion to the deficit despite enormous cuts to Medicaid and SNAP because the tax cuts are so large.
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Nearly 11 million Americans could lose health insurance as a result of the administration's effort to cut spending in order to finance tax cuts for the wealthy, the congressional budget office estimates, John Wilkerson reports. statnews.com/2025/06/04/tru…

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A large, longitudinal study of children's use of screens found that higher screen time did not predict suicidal behavior four years later. The children at highest risk, the researchers found, were the ones who said they were "addicted" to their devices. nytimes.com/2025/06/18/hea…

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"The fear that I see in patients’ eyes is not theoretical; it is lived. It is the resurgence of long-buried wounds, the echoes of past bullying and rejection now amplified by a government that seeks to erase their very existence.' jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

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Very excited to share the first edition of Virginia Capital 📨 where I take a closer look at where the Republican statewide ticket stands on workforce issues 🧑‍💼 and share my hot takes on Eddington 🍿 link.vadogwood.com/view/65eb6a061…

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"Letting Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits expire at the end of the year, as Republicans appear willing to do, could cost tens of thousands of Virginians their health care." vadogwood.com/2025/09/23/vir…

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In this month's episode of the Psych News Special Report podcast, PN speaks with Dr. Bryan Shapiro of UC Irvine about the often-overlooked issue of antidepressant withdrawal. We discuss the prevalence of withdrawal symptoms, why tapering is so challenging, risk factors that

In this month's episode of the Psych News Special Report podcast, PN speaks with Dr. Bryan Shapiro of UC Irvine about the often-overlooked issue of antidepressant withdrawal. We discuss the prevalence of withdrawal symptoms, why tapering is so challenging, risk factors that
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Numerous organizations, including APA, have issued statements after President Trump's announcement earlier this week, affirming that Tylenol is safe to take during pregnancy and emphasizing the complex nature of autism. "Any decisions around a course of treatment should be

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"For the first time, the CMS has provided a notice that directs hospitals to transport Medicare patients in the hospital at home program back to a brick-and-mortar facility or discharge them if the program authority runs out." fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/tel…

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"It's definitely like a catastrophic situation for public health nutrition,” said Leah's Pantry founder and executive director Adrienne Markworth. reuters.com/world/us/state…

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“Here we have a report issued from the... highest level of the federal government with regard to health and it’s casting psychotropic medications for children...as a leading cause of chronic disease... When I read that, it struck me as profoundly wrong.” psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ap…

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“There are not enough psychiatrists, not enough staff, not enough hospital beds. So, even if more people were eligible for hospitalization, they’d still have nowhere to go and nobody to treat them.” ow.ly/vgL250XgwZz

“There are not enough psychiatrists, not enough staff, not enough hospital beds. So, even if more people were eligible for hospitalization, they’d still have nowhere to go and nobody to treat them.” ow.ly/vgL250XgwZz
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The expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, combined with premium increases by ACA insurers, will mean that 22 million subsidized ACA enrollees will see an average out-of-pocket premium increase of 114%.