When Teens Visit Doctors, Increasingly the Subject is Mental Health
The NewsIncreasingly, doctor visits by adolescents and young adults involve mental health diagnoses, along with the prescription of psychiatric medications.That…
Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest US Health Care Payment System
The hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging…
What Is Your Earliest Pandemic Memory?
As the fourth anniversary of the Covid lockdowns approaches, we’re collecting stories of the moments readers’ worlds shut down.Remembering life…
FDA Urges Recall of Lead-Tainted Cinnamon Brands
The agency tested 75 types of cinnamon after hundreds of children were poisoned by the spice in applesauce. It found…
It Was Like the Vigor Had Suddenly Been Sucked Out of His Body. What Was It?
The 70-year-old man rapidly went from walking 10 to 15 miles a day to being nearly helpless. His wife wondered…
Don’t Let Daylight Saving Time Ruin Your Sleep
Here’s how to feel well rested when the clocks spring forward on Sunday.Daffodils are blooming, temperatures are rising, days are…
Alabama IVF Protection Bill Will Reopen Clinics but Curb Patient Rights
Here’s what to know about the legislation, which the Legislature approved overwhelmingly on Wednesday.The Alabama legislature on Wednesday approved legislation…
One Twin Was Hurt, the Other Was Not. Their Adult Mental Health Diverged.
A large study of “discordant twins,” in which only one suffered abuse or neglect, adds to evidence linking childhood trauma…
Lynne Hughes Turned a Loss Into Camp for Grieving Children
Lynne Hughes, whose parents died when she was a child, founded Comfort Zone Camp as a way to help grieving…
Hotels Take Sleep Tourism to the Next Level
A.I.-assisted beds, on-call hypnotherapists and sequestered guest rooms, including one inside a stainless steel sculpture, are taking sleep tourism to…