Mental Health Care by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes
Posted onIn-person mental health care is hard to arrange in rural nursing homes, so video chats with faraway professionals are filling the gap.
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Pandemic Stress, Gangs, and Utter Fear Fueled a Rise in Teen Shootings
Posted onWith their brains still developing and poor impulse control, teens who carry firearms might never plan to use them. But some do.
Readers and Tweeters Urgently Plea for a Proper ‘Role’ Call in the ER
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The Kids Are Not OK
Posted onA new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that teenagers, particularly girls, are reporting all-time high rates of violence and profound mental distress. Meanwhile, both sides in the abortion debate are anxiously waiting for a district court decision in Texas that could effectively revoke the FDA’s 22-year-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KHN’s chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these issues and more.
California Author Uses Dark Humor — And a Bear — To Highlight Flawed Health System
Posted onA new graphic novel by Kathleen Founds follows an angst-ridden bear on his quest for mental health treatment. Founds drew on her own experience with bipolar disorder.
NFL Has Been Slow to Embrace Mental Health Support for Players
Posted onThe shocking on-field cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin traumatized some players and underscores the need for more consistent mental health support in a league whose athletes are trained to show no weakness.
Readers and Tweeters Diagnose Greed and Chronic Pain Within US Health Care System
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Sueño alterado y nervios de punta: la contaminación acústica afecta la mente y el cuerpo
Posted onDécadas de investigación vinculan la contaminación acústica no solo con la interrupción del sueño, sino también con una serie de afecciones crónicas, como enfermedades cardíacas, deterioro cognitivo, depresión y ansiedad.
Lost Sleep and Jangled Nerves: The Rising Onslaught of Noise Harms Mind and Body
Posted onNoise pollution is a growing problem that isn’t confined to the ears: It can cause harm throughout the body. California is taking baby steps to address the increasing din from traffic and illegally modified cars, but public health experts urge lawmakers to act more boldly.
Colorado Considers Changing Its Red Flag Law After Mass Shooting at Nightclub
Posted onIn El Paso County, where five people were killed in a mass shooting at a nightclub in November, officials have filed relatively few emergency petitions to temporarily remove a person’s guns, with scant approvals.