This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three years ago, I graduated from college, and after years of occasional all-nighters, skipped meals and serious stress over exams, I was looking forward to a new, calmer life. College…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Both chambers unanimously passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, sending the bill to the president for his signature. The bill aims to improve mental-health and suicide-prevention…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Madalyn Rose Parker tweeted a screenshot of an email exchange with her boss a couple of weeks ago, she didn’t expect it to go viral. “I’m taking today and tomorrow to focus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children’s mental health is one of the most important and most misunderstood issues in our national healthcare debate. Today, mental health care represents 38 percent of children’s Medicaid spending, which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homelessness is a complex problem. In New York City alone there are 128,000 people experiencing homelessness and another 4 million are living below the poverty line. A wide range of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cynthia Germanotta, known to most of the world as Lady Gaga’s mom, is sitting in the lobby of a glitzy Sacramento Sheraton hotel. A few hours from now, her daughter…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People often ask me why today’s youth increasingly suffer from anxiety and depression. First, look at some basic factors that help protect us all from depression. Adequate sleep, exercise, healthy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mike Sinyard found a way to conquer his ADHD. Then he built a multi-million dollar company around it. As the legend goes, Sinyard, the founder and chairman of Specialized Bicycle…
Alzheimer’s doesn’t have to be your brain’s destiny, says neuroscientist and author of “Still Alice,” Lisa Genova. She shares the latest science investigating the disease — and some promising research…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two conversations about immigration are fresh in the American political conscience of today. The first: the Syrian refugee crisis, which has led to an influx of Syrian migrants throughout the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why is the refugee crisis all over the news? How is this related to Syria? Why should we care at all? This video attempts at explaining the refugee crisis in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the empirical evidence mounts, nature-as-medical-treatment is catching on. “Ecotherapy” is a burgeoning field, and some doctors even write prescriptions for time spent in parks, as my colleague James Hamblin…