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Industry money may taint advice from patient groups, regulators

As a social worker, Susannah Rose referred clients with cancer to patient advocacy groups she trusted to dispense unbiased advice - until she heard the groups might be taking money from pharmaceutical companies.

New you: Personality may change after therapy

Personality, once thought to be fundamental and resistant to change, can shift in response to therapy, new research finds.

Young royals urge Britons to talk more about mental health issues

Britain's Prince William, his wife Catherine and his brother Harry urged Britons on Tuesday to talk more openly about mental health issues, saying too many people suffer in silence.

Player suicides lead to tough set of questions for coaches

A suicide at Northwestern brought back painful memories for Penn track coach Steve Dolan.

Autopsy: Oklahoma State student died of alcohol poisoning

An autopsy on an Oklahoma State University student from Texas who was found dead in a fraternity house says he died of alcohol poisoning and an enlarged heart.

Gun industry, suicide prevention forge unlikely alliance

It's a difficult topic to discuss, fraught with politics and social stigma, and an even tougher one to fix: people who kill themselves with a gun.

Stimulant boosts function in patients recovering from depression

People recovering from depression but struggling with its effect on memory, concentration and cognitive function may benefit from the stimulant modafinil, according to results of a small study published on Tuesday.

Psychiatry’s list of disorders needs real-time updates

A new process to update the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) will let the manual more rapidly reflect scientific advances and improve the diagnosis of mental disorders.

Swedish community plagued by suicides amid anxiety over climate change

Suicide is a growing problem among the indigenous Sami of Sweden. Many work as reindeer herders, and feel acute anxiety about the effects of climate change.

5 haunted hospitals to get you in the Halloween spirit

In the decades or centuries they’ve existed, hospitals have had a long time to accrete stories — some of them the spooky kind.