Cannabis consumption poses a severe public health risk through induced psychosis

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Childhood trauma leads people to develop psychosis

Mental health nursing expert Jill Archibald provided evidence to the Lampard Inquiry that Oxevision cameras can increase patient paranoia and cause some patients to scream at the device.

More young people need to get their brain scanned

Valdo Calocane was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, had been sectioned four times under the Mental Health Act, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility in January 2024

A study of U.S. health data published in Lancet Psychiatry reported that GLP-1 users with schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes were less likely to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital than patients taking other types of diabetes medication

A study of U.S. health records published in Lancet Psychiatry found that patients with both schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes who were prescribed GLP-1 receptor agonists had a 24% lower risk of psychiatric hospital admission than those not taking GLP-1s

Patients with schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes prescribed GLP-1 receptor agonists were 29% less likely to visit an emergency department for a mental health crisis compared to those not taking GLP-1s, according to a Lancet Psychiatry study

The authors of the Lancet Psychiatry study published in October 2026 emphasized that randomized controlled trials are required to confirm whether GLP-1 receptor agonists directly reduce psychiatric acute care needs in patients with schizophrenia

Study authors advised that GLP-1 receptor agonists should not be considered a primary psychiatric treatment or prescribed solely to reduce psychiatric hospital admissions based on current evidence

Satralizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody designed to bind to soluble and membrane-bound interleukin-6 receptors, inhibiting interleukin-6-mediated inflammatory signaling

Thyroid eye disease is an inflammatory autoimmune condition affecting an estimated 16 women and 3 men per 100,000 population, commonly occurring in people with hyperthyroidism

Satralizumab is the first and only at-home subcutaneous treatment cleared by the FDA for adults with thyroid eye disease

Prior to satralizumab's approval, the FDA approved two intravenous thyroid eye disease treatments targeting the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor: teprotumumab in 2020 and veligrotug in June 2026

Satralizumab was initially approved by the FDA in 2020 for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, a rare neuroinflammatory condition

Satralizumab can be self-administered subcutaneously by a patient or caregiver following initial training from a healthcare provider

Although satralizumab's SatraGO-1 trial failed to meet its primary efficacy endpoint at week 24, satralizumab received approval based on efficacy results from satralizumab's SatraGO-2

On October 15, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved satralizumab-mwge (Enspryng), developed by Genentech, for adults with thyroid eye disease

The FDA approval of satralizumab for thyroid eye disease was based on data from the global phase 3 SatraGO program, which enrolled 258 patients across 19 countries

In satralizumab's phase 3 SatraGO-2 trial of active thyroid eye disease, 52.9% of satralizumab patients achieved a proptosis response of at least 2 mm reduction (vs. 23.4% placebo) and 60.7% achieved diplopia reduction (vs. 25.8% placebo)

Roche is studying satralizumab in additional neurologic, autoimmune, and inflammatory conditions that may benefit from interleukin-6 signaling inhibition