How to Help a Loved One Stick With It

How to Help a Loved One Stick With It

By Dawn Brown, Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness HelpLine Services, as told to Danny Bonvissuto My son, Matthew, was rare in that he was diagnosed when he was 8 years old. Most often, schizophrenia manifests in the late teens or early 20s. At 18, he had a psychotic break and required hospitalization. Eventually … Read more

Biden is having his annual physical. The results will be closely watched amid his reelection bid

Biden is having his annual physical. The results will be closely watched amid his reelection bid

BETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden is visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday for his annual physical exam — and the results are sure to be closely watched as the 81-year-old president seeks reelection. Already the oldest president in U.S. history, Biden would be 86 by the end of a second term, … Read more

New pet drugs are looking a lot more like human medications

New pet drugs are looking a lot more like human medications

If you want to understand how different the human and animal medicine and vaccine industries have historically been, you don’t need to look much further than weight loss drugs. On the human side, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly struggled to meet the demand for Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, respectively, since introducing them, as the … Read more

Ottawa rejects Alberta’s proposal for tracking ‘safer supply’ drugs

Ottawa rejects Alberta’s proposal for tracking ‘safer supply’ drugs

The federal Liberal government is rejecting a proposal from the Alberta government to consider adding a “unique chemical identifier” to the pharmaceuticals being offered to users as an alternative to street drugs. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks wrote Monday to her counterpart in Alberta, saying that while she takes concerns about diversion seriously, … Read more

How to live longer: Doctor shares simple tips to live an extra 10 years

How to live longer: Doctor shares simple tips to live an extra 10 years

A doctor has revealed what you can do right now to give yourself a “longer and healthier tomorrow”. Healthy lifestyle habits can often pave the way to longevity. Fortunately, Dr Mehmet Oz, an American television presenter and physician, shared the 10 “simple” things you can do to “add years to your life”. 1. Aspirin Speaking … Read more

Know When to Hold ‘Em

Know When to Hold ‘Em

Ask any 15-year-old if they know any spoiled kids, and they’ll rattle off a slew of examples (maybe with a hint of envy): one friend whose parents gave her a $2,000 shopping spree, another who got a new car at 16 … you get the picture. But if you’re the parent of a newborn, don’t … Read more

States promise to help disabled kids. Why do some families wait a decade or more?

States promise to help disabled kids. Why do some families wait a decade or more?

TOPEKA, Kan. — When Lilly Miller was in elementary school, teachers told her parents they needed to immediately sign up their youngest daughter, who has Down syndrome, for a wait list so the state would pay for a day program when she grew up. The teachers predicted a six-year wait. The Millers have been waiting … Read more

Alabama IVF patients call court ruling that paused treatments ‘a gut punch’ – National

Alabama IVF patients call court ruling that paused treatments ‘a gut punch’ – National

Tory Beasley had dreamed of having three kids, and she and her husband turned to IVF after struggling with infertility. She was scheduled for an embryo transfer next week at an Alabama fertility clinic in the hopes of having a dreamed-of second child. The mental health therapist was in her doctor’s office when she got … Read more