Shrouded in Secrecy: An investigation from The Seattle Times
Many medical facilities across the U.S. are using a tool that experts say can be dangerous, risking patients’ psychological distress, suffocation and even death.
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ADHD waiting lists ‘clogged by patients returning from private care to NHS’
NHS trust warns that people with ADHD in England are facing gaps in care caused by difficulties with private assessmentsWaiting lists for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in England are being clogged by patients returning to …
Woman ‘overwhelmed’ by loneliness killed herself and disabled daughter, coroner says
Full-time carer Martina Karos and Eleni Edwards, eight, were found dead at home in SalfordA translator who became a full-time carer for her severely disabled eight-year-old daughter killed herself and her child after becoming “overwhelmed” by lonelines…
US health officials reverse course and reinstate $1.9bn to mental health and substance use
Health department unexpectedly announced nearly $2bn in program cuts Tuesday before rolling back decisionUS health officials reversed course and began reinstating nearly $2bn in cuts to mental health and substance use programs on Wednesday night, one d…
‘People will die’: Trump administration cancels up to $1.9bn for substance use and mental health
Funding to end immediately for up to 2,800 grantees of US agency that serves thousands seeking help and in recoveryThe Trump administration on Tuesday evening unexpectedly canceled up to $1.9bn in funding for substance use and mental health care, which…
Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study
Research finds no evidence heavier social media use or more gaming increases symptoms of anxiety or depressionScreen time spent gaming or on social media does not cause mental health problems in teenagers, according to a large-scale study.With minister…
LGB+ people in England and Wales ‘much’ more likely to die by suicide than straight people
ONS analysis also shows LGB+ people more likely to die from drug overdoses and alcohol-related diseaseLGB+ people are much more likely to die by taking their own lives, drug overdoses and alcohol-related disease than their straight counterparts, the fi…
Alzheimer’s therapies should target a particular gene, researchers say
Scientists at UCL say drug developers should focus on two risk-raising variants of the Apoe geneNew therapies for Alzheimer’s disease should target a particular gene linked to the condition, according to researchers who said most cases would never aris…
Can a youth club revival help the ‘anxious generation’? – podcast
What is the UK government planning for young people? With Emma Warren“I was sat on the tube on the Northern line going south and I noticed a group get on – a man and three young people. There was something happening that I couldn’t quite recognise. The…
‘I’d try to hide it as best I could’: a UK man on his struggle with porn addiction
Ben Lennard talks about how his pornography use began to interfere with his life – and gradually get out of control More than half of UK therapists report rise in out of control porn useBen Lennard would often make jokes with his friends about pornogra…