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Debbie Koenig

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 16, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Debbie Koenig

    GLP-1s and Mental Health: What's Safe to Say to Patients? (opens the original)

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    "Could this help my depression? Could it make it worse?" If you prescribe GLP-1 medications, expect to hear more questions like these. While early regulatory warnings linked the drugs to suicidal ideation, recent research suggests the opposite: GLP-1s may offer significant benefits for people with serious mental illnesses (SMI), including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. "GLP-1s are fit for purpose in the contemporary management of people living with mental illness

  2. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Debbie Koenig

    Long-Term Primary Care Saves Lives — and Is Hard to Achieve (opens the original)

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    The TV trope of a sole practitioner treating one family’s infants and great-grandparents over decades hasn’t felt realistic for years — fewer and fewer physicians practice that way. But a new Dutch study of more than 100,000 patients provides a clear reminder of what continuous primary care can accomplish. People registered with the same general practice for more than 5 years had up to 21% lower costs for urgent hospital admissions and up to 39% lower overall hospital costs. The longer the relat

  3. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Debbie Koenig

    One Conversation Makes Testing Less Stressful for Patients (opens the original)

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    For a physician, ordering a medical test is a routine, almost mundane part of the daily workflow. For a patient who’s in for anything but a wellness visit, though, the experience is far from the norm. And if they don’t understand why tests have been ordered and when to expect to hear about the results, it can lead to unnecessary worry. “It’s such a routine part of what they do, many doctors may take for granted that the patient knows — that’s how it works,” said Richard L. Street, Jr, PhD, a pro

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