ILLINOIS TO BECOME 1ST STATE REQUIRING INSURERS COVER TREATMENT FOR CHILDHOOD POST-INFECTIOUS DISORDERS PANDAS/PANS
View the article hereFamilies with sick children eagerly await Governor Bruce Rauner to sign House Bill 2721 into law, making Illinois the first state in the nation requiring insurers to provide coverage for the treatment of a newly recognized set of childhood post-infectious disorders resulting from brain inflammation. The approved bill has been sent to the governor’s desk. It now awaits his signature. What is our governor waiting for?
Strep Throat Infections Linked to Mental Disorders – medicalnewsbulletin.com
View the article hereA recent hypothesis postulates that obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses may result from throat infections by streptococcal bacteria (strep throat); however, data in the literature has been controversial. A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry investigate the risk of mental disorders following strep throat infections and found that individuals with streptococcal infections had an increased risk for mental disorders and OCD.