Written by: Katie Heaney Read the original article here. The other day, a friend called me on the phone to complain about another friend — a cherished hobby for us both. In 2019, or any year before it, the inciting event would have been an inoffensive request: My friend’s friend invited my friend to dinner. More specifically, dinner at a restaurant, indoors, with 15 or so guests. The...
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) means stimulating the brain directly using small electrical fields. TMS has been proven safe and can be very effective. Totally non-invasive method and a non-drug option, TMS only influences the brain and does not alter the rest of the body’s chemistry. In fact, by reestablishing the Neuro-Chemical balance, it stabilizes the whole mind-body integration. TMS is highly effective therapy which reaches...
Read MoreFor the past three months, Dr. Ashok Jain has been doing what he can to make people feel comfortable when they go to Mon-Yough Community Services. As the facility's new medical director, he said Mon- Yough is the largest provider of mental health services in Allegheny County. "We can bring up a person's quality of life by offering them the services they need right here." The mental...
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