Mental Health(Page 2)

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Health

VR and electric brain stimulation show promise for treating PTSD

By Andrew Paul

An array of the best sex toys for couples on a white fuzzy carpet.
Gear

The best sex toys for couples, tested and reviewed

By Amanda Reed

Hotline crisis counselor
Health

Many 988 crisis hotline counselors want more training to juggle a mix of calls

By Colleen DeGuzman/KFF Health News

Woman on phone in bed in darkened room with face obscured
Technology

Instagram will start telling teens to put down their phones and go to sleep

By Andrew Paul

A woman laying down in an fMRI machine. Patients in the study were examined using an fMRI machine such as this one. fMRI is a noninvasive way to measure and map activity in the brain.
Health

PTSD patients’ brains work differently when recalling traumatic experiences

By Laura Baisas

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Gear

Sneak away for some arousing browsing … of the best Cyber Monday sex toy deals

By Amanda Reed

The challenge of providing treatment for children with anorexia
Health

The challenge of providing treatment for children with anorexia

By Frieda Klotz / Undark

A pinkish human brain against a black background.
Health

New human brain atlas is the most detailed one we’ve seen yet

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Patient wearing a highly integrated bionic hand in between many others
Technology

Titanium-fused bone tissue connects this bionic hand directly to a patient’s nerves

By Andrew Paul

Person talking to a therapist, probably talking about overcoming their fears of therapy.
DIY

5 common concerns about therapy and how to overcome them

By Alexandra Frost

A woman sitting in her living room looking at her smartphone while sitting on her yoga mat.
DIY

The best workout apps for all kinds of exercise

By Stacey L. Nash

Stressed person probably wondering if they're suffering from burnout
DIY

Are you burned out? Here’s how your body might be telling you.

By Neha Sangwan

A woman holds an alcoholic drink in a bar.
Health

Deaths related to excessive alcohol consumption rise in recent years—especially for women

By Laura Baisas

Student at desk doing math homework during COVID-19 lockdown.
Health

US schools aren’t ready for another pandemic

By Katherine Reynolds Lewis/Undark

Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook.
Health

Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook.

By Colin Lecher and Jon Keegan/The Markup

An eating disorder chatbot that gave harmful advice was taken offline. Now it’s coming back.
Technology

An eating disorder chatbot that gave harmful advice was taken offline. Now it’s coming back.

By Kate Wells/KFF Health News

MRI Brain Scan
Health

Psychedelics and anesthetics cause unexpected chemical reactions in the brain

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A concerned-looking person sitting on a couch with the back of another person in the foreground, perhaps a therapist talking with someone who has high rejection sensitivity.
DIY

How to manage anxiety in response to rejection

By Pooja Shah

Stressed doctor with fluorography
Health

Primary care doctors are fed up and burnt out

By Lauren Sausser/KFF Health News

Baby sleeping naked in a white hammock
Health

Why you should sleep naked tonight, according to science

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

AI therapists might not actually help your mental health
Technology

AI therapists might not actually help your mental health

By Elisabeth Rosenthal/KFF Health News

A young baboon hangs from a thin tree branch.
Environment

Baboons can recover from childhood trauma with a little help from their friends

By Laura Baisas

Senior citizen hands typing on laptop keyboard
Technology

The right amount of online scrolling could decrease your risk of dementia

By Andrew Paul

A group of eight children running in an open field.
Health

Is shyness something kids feel, or something kids are?

By Laura Baisas

A CBD oil bottle with cannabis or hemp leaves
Health

Can CBD help you chill? Here’s what we know so far.

By Purbita Saha

Teen in green sweatshirt with long brown hair against a bright yellow background scrolling through TikTok on a smartphone
Health

How to break your toxic infinite scroll habit on TikTok

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Narcan naloxone nasal spray vending machine in Illinois to fight opioid overdoses
Health

4 common myths about Narcan, the ‘antidote’ to opioid overdose

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Why fatigue is so common in older adults
Health

Why fatigue is so common in older adults

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

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Technology

Two alcohol recovery apps shared user data without their consent

By Andrew Paul

ADHD patients face wildly different drug testing requirements
Health

ADHD patients face wildly different drug testing requirements

By Arielle Zionts / KFF Health News

Social relationships are important to the health of aging adults
Health

Social relationships are important to the health of aging adults

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Attendees at a concert dance and one man records the performance on a smartphone.
Health

Do you never feel FOMO? Time to meet its twin, JOMO.

By Laura Baisas

Seniors are struggling with chronic anxiety, but don’t seek treatment
Health

Seniors are struggling with chronic anxiety, but don’t seek treatment

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Yellow, red, and white roses left at a memorial for the victims of the Half Moon Bay mass shooting. A white sign behind the bouquets says "as a community we grieve."
Health

How to cope with collective grief—and even turn it into action

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A drawing made by a five year-old child in Sweden with the description, “A boy coughed and put his hands over there (on the house) and someone came and touched it, then they got sick. X means that you shouldn't go outside and catch bacteria. The bacteria are underground. Blue faces mean you feel sick.”
Health

Little kids drew their grim—and hopeful—reality of COVID

By Laura Baisas

A man holes a phones and texts with a combination of words and emois.
Health

People use emojis to soften the blow of negative feelings

By Laura Baisas

An older person with short brown hair wearing blue rubber gloves and cleaning a window with a yellow rag.
DIY

3 early spring cleaning ideas to get you out of hibernation mode

By Dan Seitz

Vigil attendees at a California skatepark remember Tyre Nichols with prayer candles forming a heart. Nichols died from police violence in his home city of Memphis after EMTs also failed to react quickly to his injuries.
Health

Police brutality is an unaddressed public health crisis in America

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A business woman packs up paperwork and a laptop in an office.
Health

4-day work week shows big benefits for both workers and employers in UK

By Laura Baisas

A young woman sits below a stairwell with her head down in sadness.
Health

Teen girls and queer youth are facing a crisis of hopelessness, CDC finds

By Laura Baisas

A woman in a field observes a plant.
Environment

Citizen science is another great form of nature therapy

By Laura Baisas

Mother and baby in black and white photos in an album to show postpartum depression vs. postpartum psychosis
Health

The important difference between postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

System Security Specialist Working at System Control Center
Technology

The DOJ is investigating an AI tool that could be hurting families in Pennsylvania

By Andrew Paul

A man holds a brightly colored pill with a glass of water.
Health

Common antidepressants may blunt both pain and enjoyment

By Laura Baisas

Rows of desktop computers in computer lab
Technology

Building ChatGPT’s AI content filters devastated workers’ mental health, according to new report

By Andrew Paul

two people holding hands
Health

Gender-affirming hormones can improve teens’ mental health and life satisfaction

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Unclear regulations prevent telehealth from reaching its full potential
Health

Unclear regulations prevent telehealth from reaching its full potential

By Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

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Technology

Popular youth mental health service faces backlash after experimenting with AI-chatbot advice

By Andrew Paul

A man standing under a blue sky with white clouds, wearing a black baseball cap and a red shirt while closing his eyes and breathing deeply.
DIY

Understanding your emotions can help you manage your anxiety

By Wendy Suzuki

a person in a gray shirt their hand over their stomach under dark lighting
Health

A link to depression might be in your gut bacteria

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

As old people get sicker, assisted living facilities must adapt
Health

As old people get sicker, assisted living facilities must adapt

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

illustration of psychiatrist office with mushrooms
Health

4 visionaries on the history and future of psychedelic medicine

By Rachel Feltman

US soldiers might control weapons with their thoughts someday. Here’s why that’s complicated.
Technology

US soldiers might control weapons with their thoughts someday. Here’s why that’s complicated.

By Nancy S. Jecker and Andrew Ko / The Conversation

Group Of Friends Sitting On Sofa Watching Soccer Together
Health

5 ways cheering for your favorite World Cup team improves your health

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

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Technology

The most powerful health innovations of 2022

By Kate Baggaley, Purbita Saha

A series of brain scans
Health

Some teenagers’ brains have been aging faster during the pandemic

By Laura Baisas

A woman sipping from a teacup while taking a break.
DIY

Improve your focus by taking more breaks every day

By Justin Pot

The CDC has surveyed teens on their health and behavior since the ’90s—but now some states are opting out
Health

The CDC has surveyed teens on their health and behavior since the ’90s—but now some states are opting out

By Daniel Chang / KFF Health News

PTSD found in 1 in 4 adults in Flint, Michigan, after water crisis
Environment

PTSD found in 1 in 4 adults in Flint, Michigan, after water crisis

By Laura Baisas

Anxiety screening is now recommended for all adults under 65
Health

Anxiety screening is now recommended for all adults under 65

By Laura Baisas

Vile of ketamine in doctor's hands.
Health

New study highlights ketamine’s promise for treatment-resistant depression

By Laura Baisas

Common asthma medications may change brain matter, but don’t panic
Health

Common asthma medications may change brain matter, but don’t panic

By Laura Baisas

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Technology

A new generation of wearables may know when you’re stressed

By Andrew Paul

The mushrooms that are the source of psilocybin.
Health

A powerful combo of psilocybin and therapy might help people overcome alcohol use disorder

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira