What does ‘polysubstance’ really mean? Comparing drug-involved deaths in CDC records vs. detailed medical examiner data from Los Angeles

By sjmartinez • December 31, 2025

Friedman JR, Romero R, Funnell A, Goodman-Meza D, Shover CL. What does 'polysubstance' really mean? Comparing drug-involved deaths in CDC records vs. detailed medical examiner data from Los Angeles. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Dec 29;148:105129. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105129. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41468628.

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Cannabis use among primary care patients with depression and anxiety disorders: cross-sectional analysis in a large health system in Los Angeles, CA

Koerber J, Javanbakht M, Setrakian N, Chung UYR, Akabike WN, Dardick L, Cooper ZD, Gelberg L. Cannabis use among primary care patients with depression and[...]

Mental Health Issues in Women

Nourbakhsh PS, Kransdorf LN. Mental Health Issues in Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2025 Dec 22. doi: 10.1177/15409996251408967. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41468028.

Donna L. Washington, MD, MPH, FACP Appointed Section Chief of General Internal Medicine at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Donna L. Washington, MD, MPH, FACP as the incoming section chief of General Internal Medicine at[...]