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How Mental Health Affects Your Heart
Stress, depression and anxiety can affect your heart as well as your mind. What’s the connection between mental health and heart disease, and how can you reduce your risk?
Staring at an Image of Yourself on Zoom Has Serious Consequences for Mental Health – Especially for Women
While experiences with self-objectification lead both women and men to focus on their appearance, women tend to face many more negative consequences
Is Your Teen Anemic?
If your teen seems extra tired or cranky, it could be iron deficiency anemia (IDA)
What’s the 411 on the New 988 Hotline? 5 Questions Answered About a National Mental Health Service
The 988 Lifeline will connect callers with specialists trained to assist with mental health crises, including psychotic symptoms and substance abuse
Even After Lockdowns Eased, Pandemic Depression Persisted Across Social Classes – New Study
The pandemic’s sustained impact on the nation’s mental health is unprecedented
My Son Didn’t Commit a Crime When He Took His Own Life
Losing Austin forced me to understand that suicide isn’t a choice. Now, I’m on a mission to save others who may be at risk.
Can Acupuncture Help?
Acupuncture has become more mainstream over the past decade, but it still seems a bit mysterious. We took a look into this ancient practice.
Regret Can Be All-Consuming – a Neurobehavioral Scientist Explains How People Can Overcome It
Regret can increase stress and negatively affect your physical health
You’re Getting Sleepy: What You Need to Know About Hypnosis
Despite a bad reputation, hypnosis isn’t quack science — if you’re open to it
Más allá de lo físico: Cómo la artritis psoriásica puede afectar tu salud mental y sexual
La artritis psoriásica puede afectar mucho más que solo sus articulaciones
Conversación sobre la salud: Preguntas para su proveedor de servicios médicos sobre la artritis psoriásica
Obtenga más información y actúe más rápidamente para tener mejores resultados con la artritis psoriásica
Grocery Workers Suffer the Mental Health Effects of Customer Hostility and Lack of Safety in Their Workplace
Shoppers have become increasingly rude, to the point that interactions with customers are now often contentious and occasionally violent
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