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Get Free COVID-19 Tests Sent to Your Home!

Every household can now order four free COVID-19 tests through a federal website. Here are other options for free tests.

Stuttering May Also Include a Psychological Component

Now there’s evidence that shows adults who stutter don’t have the problem when they are alone and think no one can hear them.

Care That Lets You Be You

The best mental health treatment for LGBTQ people begins with therapy that supports each person as an individual.

The Futility of Catastrophic Thinking: What Cancer Taught Me

Dena Battle, a kidney cancer patient advocate, used to worry incessantly about cancer. Then, her husband was diagnosed.

Study Finds Dopamine Is Released in Response to Both Pleasure and Stress

The release of the “feel-good” hormone dopamine in the brain is actually triggered by both pleasurable and stressful experiences.

Lunar Cycles Significantly Affect Human Sleep Patterns

The brightness and fullness of the moon affects men and women in vastly different ways.

Latinos in 9/11 Cleanup Crews Are Sick and Tired

These workers who labored to remove toxic debris from buildings near the World Trade Center are still fighting for legal immigration status.

Latino Dairy Workers’ Mental Health Under Attack

A sweeping survey of the Vermont dairy industry exposes isolation, fear and occupational hazards faced by Latinos.

One Alzheimer’s Protein Builds Up More Quickly in Women

Of two proteins found in those with Alzheimer’s disease, one, called tau, proliferates more often in women, and certain younger individuals.

Video Calling May Be Damaging to Mental Health

Younger women were particularly susceptible to developing long-term body image dissatisfaction fueled by videoconferencing.

Scientists Identify a New Form of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

An uncommon gene mutation linked with Alzheimer’s that starts at age 40 is found in several generations of one family in Sweden.

Hypertension in Middle Age May Lead to Brain Damage

People under 50 with elevated blood pressure might face an increased risk for brain damage as seniors.

When It Comes to Sleep, Quality Beats Quantity

Even when people get more shuteye, the key to more beneficial health outcomes is peaceful, uninterrupted slumber.

Rafiah Maxie pages through a scrapbook she and her son Jamal made together.

Pandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of Color

Although the suicide rate is highest among middle-aged white men, young people of color are emerging as particularly at risk.

Stress at Work Can Take a Toll on Those With IBS

Elsa’s switch to the night shift at her hectic job aggravated her gastrointestinal symptoms, which became progressively worse.

Public Health Workers Besieged by Mental Health Issues

Essential medical personnel face anxiety, suicidal thoughts and posttraumatic stress disorder during their response to the pandemic.