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by Subina Bajracharya, Sadikshya Neupane, Parita Shrestha Background Childhood overweight have become a major public health concern among children in developing countries. BMI, commonly used to diagnose overweight…
A practical guide to the first steps after an ADHD diagnosis, including learning about the condition, building supportive routines, exploring treatment options, and finding strategies that fit your ...
Alberta's regulated online gambling market is now live, opening the door to a new industry that analysts say could generate significant revenue while raising questions about consumer protections and g ...
I have been on over 20 flights and have made it as far as Thailand — so, you would think by now I’d have earned some sort of frequent flyer badge that says, “immune to airport panic.” But, contrary ...
Author Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: pr@rstreet.org MENTAL WELL-BEING Differentiating between “mental health” and “mental illness” has ...
The bill would eliminate a Medicare requirement that psychologists obtain physician approval before providing services.
I spent four months in a county jail before a court accepted my plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease. The finding placed me in the custody of the state instead of a prison, and for the next 10 months I was a…
Riding a bike, reading a book or folding laundry while watching TV can feel effortless, almost like your brain does it on autopilot. This ease comes from repetition, built through practicing the same task again and…
Posted July 29, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills We have probably heard or read about impostor syndrome—those feelings of inadequacy that people experience and the fear that others will discover they do not belong in the…
ILLINOIS (WCIA) — A new state law in Illinois will help provide addiction services and resources to people impacted by gambling disorders. Senate Bill 2749 was signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker ...
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Anthony Fauci, MD, on Wednesday invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee…
Pregnancy places extra strain on the kidneys, and for women with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), around half will experience a decline in kidney function during pregnancy. Despite these risks, outcomes…
Posted July 29, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Several years ago, a friend described a two-week vision quest in the desert. As he spoke, I noticed something unusual unfolding inside me. Although I still knew very…
The new option applies to behavioral health calls without an immediate life-safety threat, the village said.
Imagine going to work knowing you will experience some form of workplace violence on a daily or weekly basis. It would have obvious impacts on your health and wellbeing, not to mention job ...
As a career prosecutor, I have previously written about whether “looks could kill” and the tendency within the criminal justice system to jump to conclusions about the guilt of a criminal defendant simply by looking.[i]…
Study suggests less sugar in early life is good for long-term brain health, but the evidence is not conclusive.
Now that science understands that girls get ADHD as well as boys, studies show symptoms differ between genders.
A new study reveals that people with higher aerobic capacity experience lower heart rates during acute stress. However, fitness doesn't seem to blunt the body's hormonal or psychological stress responses, regardless of…
An overactive immune response in the brain may play a role in Dravet syndrome, a rare and severe genetic epilepsy that typically begins in infancy, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. Children with the…
A new measure designed to identify people experiencing moral injury and to help ensure they receive the support they need has been developed by psychologists at the University of Bath and is now ready for use by health…
Those who experienced it before birth and up to two years old had a 23 per cent lower risk of dementia. Dementia was also delayed by an average of 2.6 years in people who consumed lower sugar levels ...
Baltimore City is going to send outreach teams into communities and provide information on grantees of its Opioid Restitution Fund ...
A liquid brushed onto cavities in seconds may spare many young children from pain, infection, and surgery. A major U.S. trial found that silver diamine fluoride stopped decay in more than half of treated baby teeth. The…
Nearly three-quarters of patients with gambling disorder achieved clinically meaningful symptom improvement through Birches Health, a new study finds. | Birches, a virtual provider for digital ...
Workers who self-harm may be positioned as suffering from mental illness. It's time to recognize the mental injuries that may be occurring and accumulating on the job.
Signals traveling from the gut to the brain may help turn meals into lasting memories. Rats showed stronger memory activity after consuming nutritious foods, but not after drinking sweet liquids with little or no…
Women who reach menopause before age 40 face a meaningfully higher risk of developing high blood pressure than those who go through menopause after age 45, according to a new study of more than 107,000 women. Risk peaked…
The agency claims the telehealth giant disclosed sensitive user health information to advertising platforms, charged customers before consultations, and made subscriptions difficult to cancel.
Community pharmacies can provide cognitive screenings and potentially coordinate ongoing dementia care, according to a study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.“Early detection needs a new…