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Better Earlier Care for Those With Bipolar Disorder Is Needed

More long-term studies could help improve quality of life and prevent relapses.

NFL Legend Terrell Davis on His Lifelong Battle With Migraines

The football star has struggled with intense headaches since age 9 and encourages men similarly affected to talk about their pain.

Could Antidepressants Help Treat Multiple Infectious Illnesses?

Certain drugs for depression also stop bacteria from acquiring the cholesterol they need in order to cause disease.

Work Burnout Now Considered an Illness

The World Health Organization’s handbook for medical providers lists the criteria needed for a burnout diagnosis.

Can AI Detect PTSD From a Person’s Voice?

The artificial intelligence tool measures patterns and tones in speech to determine an individual’s mental and emotional state.

Why Schizophrenia May Be Overdiagnosed in America

Misdiagnosis of this severe mental disorder may be more common among people who reported hearing voices or experienced anxiety.

Amazon’s Alexa Skills Kit Is a Health Care Game Changer

Alexa can now securely transmit and receive personalized medical information.

Taraji P. Henson Discloses Depression and Anxiety Problems

The actress says she’s in therapy and hopes other people with mental health issues won’t feel ashamed to seek professional help too.

Americans Skip Meds and Borrow Billions to Pay for Basic Health Care

In fact, we borrowed $88 billion last year. Yet a new survey finds “a great political divide” in our satisfaction with health care.

Scottish Woman Has Never Experienced Pain or Anxiety

Could one woman’s lifelong insensitivity to pain help scientists develop new, more effective pain medications?

Trump Administration Wants the Courts to Strike Down All of Obamacare

Nearly 21 million Americans could lose coverage. Meanwhile, the GOP won’t offer a health care replacement until after 2020.

ADHD Drugs Increase Psychosis Risk in Young People

Treatment with Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin or Concerta is more likely to trigger mental health problems in teens and young adults with ADHD.

Mental Health Linked to Higher Death Rates Among Those With Urological Cancers

Mental health care before cancer treatment is associated with higher death rates for those with kidney, prostate or bladder cancer.

New Eye Scan May Help Detect Alzheimer’s

This noninvasive imaging could lead to early diagnosis of the most common cause of dementia.

FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb to Resign in One Month

The head of the Food and Drug Administration cited a long commute and time away from family as reasons to step down.

Pharma CEOs Walk Into a Congressional Hearing to Defend High Drug Prices…

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.