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Barrath Consulting provides executive coaching to support healthcare leaders and organizations in working towards their goals, making important decisions, and being more effective. Debra Barrath is an ICF-certified coach with extensive experience as a healthcare leader.

09/16/2026

An 18-year-old in Pennsylvania has died from complications associated with measles, marking the fourth measles-related death reported this year. Health officials say the teen was unvaccinated and died from a rare neurological complication of measles.

The United States has not recorded four measles deaths in a single year since 1992.

Measles isn’t just a bad rash, it can lead to pneumonia, brain swelling, and in rare cases, serious neurological complications like the one that took this teen's life. The MMR vaccine remains one of the most effective tools we have against it, with two doses providing 97% protection and a safety record spanning more than six decades.
Every child deserves protection from vaccine-preventable diseases. Talk with your pediatrician to make sure your family is up to date on the MMR vaccine.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4hrDrlI

09/07/2026

The American Headache Society, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), is pleased to announce the release of an updated practice guideline on pharmacologic preventive treatments for in adults. This timely, evidence-based resource offers clinicians actionable recommendations on treatment initiation and medication selection, a valuable addition to your clinical toolkit.

Read the full guideline in the Headache Journal (Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain) here: https://bit.ly/45YDWxk

09/05/2026

Dr Peter Butt of the University of Saskatchewan and Dr Jürgen Rehm of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health discuss an objective approach to advising patients on alcohol.

09/05/2026

Could scientists develop the benefits of cannabis without the high? In a recent study, researchers screened billions of potential compounds and identified several that target CB2, a receptor linked to pain and inflammation but not the psychoactive effects associated with THC.

The findings represent an early step toward developing future treatments that may harness some therapeutic effects of cannabinoids while avoiding intoxication. https://bit.ly/4h7G6Rn

09/05/2026

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder affecting 5–10% of people worldwide, and has a substantial impact on quality of life.

A new Review discusses the current understanding of IBS in terms of peripheral, central, and integrated mechanisms ▶️ http://spkl.io/61837KW5H

👇 Figure: Central mechanisms contributing to IBS.

09/05/2026

Drawing on international case examples from the Future of Health organizations, a new Commentary identifies leadership competencies needed to meet current and emerging global challenges, innovative examples and tactics to implement those competencies in practice, and considerations for how to develop needed competencies in a range of countries and regions.

09/05/2026

Ahead of Print | In today's era of polarization, misinformation, and declining public trust in experts, how do health services professionals navigate the complexities of communicating research? 💬

Using data from a national survey of health services professionals, Alan Ge**er from Yale University and coauthors examine justifications for omitting research information due to ethical dilemmas. Link in comment.

09/05/2026

GLP-1s may reduce binge eating and similar behaviours in people living with obesity, suggests the most comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to date, published in eClinicalMedicine.

Find out more 👉 http://spkl.io/61897yUsZ

Figure: Visual summary of included studies and main findings.

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