LGBTQ+ 988 Crisis Service Returns, With Questions About Its Future
The specialized “Press 3” option on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has returned after its 2025 shutdown, but questions remain about…
How Open-Water Swimming Became a Way Through Grief
After their mother’s unexpected death, one swimmer found relief and a renewed sense of connection through guided sea swims in Croatia, Turkey…
B.R.A.I.N. Offers a Simple Framework for Big Medical Decisions
The B.R.A.I.N. acronym can help patients organize questions about benefits, risks, alternatives, intuition and what happens if they wait.
Why negative beliefs may be harder to shift in PTSD
A small brain-imaging study suggests that differences in communication between the medial prefrontal cortex and mediodorsal thalamus may help explain why negative…
Finnish Study Links Six Medicine Groups With Higher Odds of Fatal Poisoning in Bipolar Disorder
A Finnish registry study found that recent use of six medicine groups was associated with higher odds of fatal poisoning among people…
Why some parents and readers are choosing life beyond Instagram
In letters responding to an article about deleting Instagram, readers describe changes to family attention, privacy, screen habits and everyday connection—while acknowledging…
Case report examines how autistic interests became part of one man’s psychosis
A 2026 case report describes one man with autism, a history of epilepsy and treatment-resistant schizophrenia whose psychotic beliefs became closely tied…
Why skin picking disorder can remain hidden in plain sight
A small qualitative study suggests that visible skin damage can bring shame, concealment and fear of judgement for people living with skin…
Study Links Blood Alzheimer’s Markers With Thinner Cortex in Some Women, Depending on Education
In a small cross-sectional study, higher blood p-tau/amyloid ratios were associated with thinner brain cortexes among women with 7 to 16 years…
Study Finds Phobic Anxiety Disorders in Nearly 1 in 4 Acne Outpatients
A Vietnamese hospital study found that 24.6% of acne outpatients met criteria for at least one phobic anxiety disorder, most often social…
The words we use for dementia shape how people are seen
A letter exchange has highlighted a tension between describing visible suffering and avoiding language that can reduce people with dementia to their…
Study Finds Hormone–Impulsivity Links Varied With Cortisol and Anxiety
A study of 197 healthy university students found that associations between estradiol, testosterone and aspects of impulsivity differed depending on cortisol and…