AI programs can exhibit racial bias when evaluating patients for mental health problems, a new study says.
Psychiatric recommendations from four large language models (LLMs) changed when a patient’s record noted they were African American, researchers recently reported in the journal NPJ Digital Medicine.
There are three common health emergencies for which all U.S. schools should be prepared, a new study says.
Brain-related crises like seizures, psychiatric conditions or substance abuse, and trauma-related injuries are the three main reasons paramedics respond to schools, according to a new ...
A popular crisis support line for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults is shutting down July 17, federal officials confirmed this week.
The “Press 3” option on the 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which offers specialized support for LGBTQ+ callers, will no longer be available. The same is true for the “PRIDE” text option, The Associated Press said.
Talk therapy can help stroke survivors who are in the throes of depression or anxiety, a new study says.
About half of patients (49%) fully recovered from a post-stroke mood disorder after participating in talk psychotherapy, researchers reported recently in the journal
People who get weight-loss surgery experience an improvement in their mental health, but not because of the weight they lose, a new study says.
Rather, these patients face much less societal stigma over their weight, and it’s that – not the actual weight loss – that boosts their mental health, researchers reported today in the journal
Troubled children and teenagers are languishing hours in chaotic hospital emergency rooms, waiting for a psychiatric bed to open, a new study says.
About 1 in 3 kids who go to an emergency room (ER) amid a mental health crisis wait at least 12 hours to be transferred to psychiatric care, researchers report in the August 2025 issue of the
U.S. mothers are struggling with both their mental and physical health, a new study says.
The percentage of mothers who report excellent mental health dropped 12 points between 2016 and 2023, from 38% to 26%, researchers reported today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging lawmakers to take stronger steps to protect children from the potential dangers of social media.
In a recent interview on NBC News’"Meet the Press," Murthy said Congress has failed to act on what he described as a growing crisis.
More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says.
Psychotherapy is assuming a larger role in mental health care, while medications prescribed without accompanying therapy are becoming less common, according to results published in early...
Flourishing is more than just being happy, and a new global study finds some countries are doing better than others when it comes to overall well-being.
Take it from researchers at Baylor and Harvard universities, who unveiled a study Wednesday that included more than 207,000 people from 22 countries and Hong Kong.
Loneliness among seniors has been a huge concern among experts on aging as social isolation increases risk of dementia, health problems, psychological disorders and deaths.
But a new study suggests that, at least in the U.S., that concern has been somewhat misplaced.
Is there a person in your life who just can’t stop scrolling social media, almost as if they’ve formed an emotional dependence on sites like Instagram and TikTok?
Such an attachment might be associated with worse mental health symptoms among young people being treated for depression, anxiety or suic...
Playing with a dog for just 15 minutes can significantly reduce a person’s stress, a new study reports.
Stressed students who interacted with a friendly dog reported less stress, had a reduced heart rate and had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their saliva, rese...
Nostalgia might be met by eyerolls from some, as the emotion might inspire insipid images of rose-tinted glasses, gooey sentimentality and living in a time-lost past.
But people prone to nostalgia have an edge when it comes to their health and well-being, a new study says.
Nostalgic people have more close friends and put more effort into maintaining friendships and relationships tha...
A startling number of Americans have witnessed a mass shooting in their lifetime, a new study suggests.
About 1 in 15 adults have been present at the scene of a mass shooting, and more than 2% have been injured in one, researchers say in JAMA Network Open.
“This study confirms that mass shootings are no...
Bad meetings don’t just waste time -- they can leave workers with a "meeting hangover," new research shows.
More than 90% of employees surveyed by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte said they sometimes experience these "hangovers" -- lingering frustration and distraction after unproductive meetings...
About 1 in 5 college athletes receive such abuse from their coaches, researchers report.
Overall, nearly 19% of more than 3,300 athletes on National College Athletic Association (NCAA) teams said they’d experienced abusive supervision from their coach.
Athletes in team sports and athletes with a disability had sig...
Suicide prevention campaigns are overlooking seniors, even though people 75 and older have the highest rates of suicide for any age group, a new study says.
None of the seven most prominent suicide prevention programs include any messaging aimed at at-risk seniors on their web sites.
Older adults are ignored even though five of the programs specifically acknowledge older adults as a...
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) People hospitalized for a severe bout of COVID-19 are far from in the clear after they've recovered enough to return home, a new study says.
COVID hospital patients have an increased risk of death from any cause for at least two and a half years following their ...
Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests.
Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in San Diego and online.
Moderate to vigorous physical activity reduces risk of dementia, s...
Narcissists may seem self-assured, but new research shows they often feel excluded -- and their behavior may be making things worse.
Hallmarks of narcissm include an inflated sense of one's importance, a hunger for admiration and negative response to criticism. The new research -- published Feb. 20 in the Journal...
A parent’s mental health appears to influence their kids’ chances of developing anxiety, ADHD and other behavioral disorders, a new study says.
Children were more than four times as likely to develop severe ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) if their caregiver had poor or fair ment...
Millions of Americans have sought help for gambling addiction in the wake of a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed states to legalize sports betting.
That's among the key findings in a new study published Feb. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Most people who are working after age 50 say staying on the job boosts their health and well-being, and those over 65 report the most benefit, a new University of Michigan poll finds.
The poll of 3,486 U.S. adults aged 50-94 found that 6...
Zoo workers and volunteers often grieve when animals die, and zoo managers can do a better job of supporting them, a new study finds.
“Zoo professionals and volunteers frequently face significant emotional strain due to animal losses, yet structured organizational support for processing grief remains limited," lead author
Love doesn't fade when one member of a family develops Alzheimer's disease, but times of intimacy like Valentine's Day can become tougher.
Experts at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) acknowledge that a loved one living with dementia can have trouble expressing their feelings or remembering things as they did in the past.
Yet another study is supporting the notion that the blockbuster GLP-1 drug Ozempic can help problems drinkers curb their intake.
The research found that, compared to placebo, weekly injections of semaglutide (also marketed for weight loss as Wegovy) helped reduce cravings in people with alcohol use disorders. The drug also seemed to reduce t...
Chronic ills like heart disease, asthma or diabetes afflict a majority of U.S. workers, but 60% of those affected say they've kept their health issue a secret from employers, a new poll finds.
More than a third of workers battling chronic conditions also said they'd skipped a necessary medical appointment over the past year for reasons related to work.
Want to thrive in tough, stressful times? Stay playful.
That's the take-home message from a new study of who fared best, in terms of mental resiliency, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers said the findings have relevance to weathering any sort of trying times.
"Playful" people differ from others in that they display "greater optimism when envisioning future possibilities,"...
Heavy weed use may be far more dangerous than people realize, according to a pair of studies published in JAMA Network Open.
People diagnosed with cannabis use disorder (CUD) may face nearly triple the risk of death over five years compared to those without the disorder, according to a
Yikes! The way parents use their phones around their kids may influence how much inappropriate content kids consume.
Researchers reported Feb. 4 in the journal BMC Pediatrics that the odds of kids watching R-rated movies or playing mature-rated video games rose with higher parental screen use a...
Never mind the grumbles and groans that accompany a clock alarm, along with a lunge for the snooze bar and murmurs of “five more minutes.”
People generally wake in their best frame of mind, enjoying peak mental health and wellbeing in the morning, researchers reported in a new study published Feb. 4 in
Most community crisis services did not expand following the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, potentially blunting the effectiveness of the hotline, a new study says.
Walk-in psychiatric services, mobile crisis response units and suicide prevention programs all declined following the launch of the 988 line in July 2022, researchers reported in a new study published Jan. 29 ...
Could a virtual avatar be the future of mental health care?
New research shows that artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) goggles could revolutionize therapy -- helping patients overcome addiction and receive unbiased care.
Pregnancy increases the risk of mental illness among women with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Pregnant MS patients have a higher risk of mental illness both during gestation and in the first years after they give birth, researchers reported in a new study published Jan. 22 in the journal Neurology.
