M. Alexander Otto began his reporting career early in 1999 covering the pharmaceutical industry for a national pharmacists' magazine and freelancing for the Washington Post and other newspapers. He then joined BNA, now part of Bloomberg News, covering health law and the protection of people and animals in medical research. Alex next worked for the McClatchy Company. Based on his work, Alex won a year-long Knight Science Journalism Fellowship to MIT in 2008-2009. He joined the company shortly thereafter. Alex has a newspaper journalism degree from Syracuse (N.Y.) University and a master's degree in medical science -- a physician assistant degree -- from George Washington University. Alex is based in Seattle.
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CAMS Study: Suicidal Inpatients Benefit from Clinician Empathy, Focus on Suicide Drivers
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Twenty-one psychiatric inpatients reported an initial mean Beck Depression Inventory–II score of 38.8, indicating severe depression...
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CAMS Study: Suicidal Inpatients Benefit from Clinician Empathy, Focus on Suicide Drivers
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Twenty-one psychiatric inpatients reported an initial mean Beck Depression Inventory–II score of 38.8, indicating severe depression...
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Event-Triggered Suicide Attempts by Teens Point to Lack of Problem-Solving Skills
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: A group of 82 hospitalized teenagers whose suicidal crises were triggered by events had mean problem-solving scores of 123.6; of...
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Event-Triggered Suicide Attempts by Teens Point to Lack of Problem-Solving Skills
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: A group of 82 hospitalized teenagers whose suicidal crises were triggered by events had mean problem-solving scores of 123.6; of...
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Event-Triggered Suicide Attempts by Teens Point to Lack of Problem-Solving Skills
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: A group of 82 hospitalized teenagers whose suicidal crises were triggered by events had mean problem-solving scores of 123.6; of...
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Simple Scoring System Assesses Pediatric Dehydration
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: A scoring system that measured general appearance, heart rate, capillary refill, mucous membrane moisture, and skin turgor...
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Simple Scoring System Assesses Pediatric Dehydration
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: A scoring system that measured general appearance, heart rate, capillary refill, mucous membrane moisture, and skin turgor...
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Prehospital Methylprednisolone May Benefit Children With Asthma Exacerbations
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Children with acute asthma exacerbations who received IV methylprednisolone before reaching the hospital spent an average of 237...
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Secondhand Smoke Raised Boys' Blood Pressure
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the blood pressure of boys aged 8-17 by a mean of 1.6 mm Hg.Data Source: National Health and...
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Keep Antiplatelet Interruptions as Brief as Possible
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Freight-Train Suicide Autopsies Spark Rail Industry Prevention Measures
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: People who commit suicide by freight trains have pervasive, comorbid psychopathology. They also are likely to be familiar with...
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Freight-Train Suicide Autopsies Spark Rail Industry Prevention Measures
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: People who commit suicide by freight trains have pervasive, comorbid psychopathology. They also are likely to be familiar with...
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ABFT Helps Suicidal Teens, Even if Sexually Abused
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: At the end of 12 weeks of attachment-based family therapy, 87% of depressed adolescents met criteria for recovery from suicidal...
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ABFT Helps Suicidal Teens, Even if Sexually Abused
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: At the end of 12 weeks of attachment-based family therapy, 87% of depressed adolescents met criteria for recovery from suicidal...
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ABFT Helps Suicidal Teens, Even if Sexually Abused
- Author:
- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: At the end of 12 weeks of attachment-based family therapy, 87% of depressed adolescents met criteria for recovery from suicidal...