Chelsie Derman is an assistant editor for HCPLive who covers psychiatry, sleep medicine, and geriatrics. She joined MJH Life Sciences in September 2023 after graduating from The College of New Jersey with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and professional writing. In her free time, she enjoys creative writing and reading.
She can be reached at cderman@mjhlifesciences.com
Online MINGLE Program Improves the Health of Older Adults with AMD
October 19th 2023Healthy lifestyles, such as partaking in social-bonding activities, completing physical activity, and consuming healthy diets, all help reduce the onset and stop the progression of AM, as well as associated depression and loneliness.
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Patients Feel Uneasy Around Biosimilar Use in IBD, More Education on Biosimilars Needed
October 17th 2023A new study found that 83.3% of practitioners believe biosimilars are just as effective and safe as originator drugs. Yet, because of knowledge gaps related to biosimilars, patients fear disease flares caused by biosimilars, as well as the drug’s effectiveness.
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Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder Experience Less Physical Activity and More Sleep Issues
October 6th 2023Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder have less physical activity, longer sleep latency, shorter total sleep time, and lower sleep efficiency than their peers without autism.
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Geographic, Sociodemographic Challenges Linked to Poor Mental Health Symptoms in Youth
October 5th 2023Race/ethnicity, parental education, household income, housing tenure, household food sufficiency, and health insurance coverage are all factors linked to the likelihood of mental health challenges in children and adolescents.
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Multidomain Lifestyle Interventions Improve Older Adult Brain Health
October 4th 2023U.S. POINTER, a new diverse study, expanded off the study FINGER to see how accurate the results were and if multidomain lifestyle interventions improve brain health in older adults who are at risk for dementia.
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Psymatik: A New Online Tool That Sorts Antidepressant or Antipsychotic Side Effects
October 3rd 2023Investigators of a new meta-analysis designed the Psymatik Treatment Optimizer, an online tool which synthesizes side-effects in a database and can personalize individual user side effect concerns.
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