In dementia, care from multiple health systems poses drug safety risks Dementia patients who get prescriptions from multiple health systems may face a higher risk of drug mix-ups or unsafe interactions than people with cognitive problems who get all their medications from one place, a study of U.S. veterans suggests.
87 patients escape from Kenya psych hospital as medics strike nationwide Kenyan officials say at least 87 patients with mental illnesses have escaped from the country's only psychiatric hospital after they were left unattended when medical workers at public hospitals went on strike nationwide.
Bloomberg expands effort to curb tobacco use worldwide Former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has spent hundreds of millions of dollars of his fortune over the past decade fighting tobacco use in the developing world.
'Never go to bed angry': Sleep makes it harder to forget bad thoughts The age-old advice to "never go to bed angry" is getting some support from new research.
Heavy teenage drinking linked to abnormal brain development Teens who drink heavily are more likely than their peers to have less gray matter, an important brain structure that aids in memory, decisions, and self-control, according to a Finnish study.
Experts warn of mental health woes as wildfires ravage South When U.S. Forest Ranger Jody Bandy confronted the man in the Pisgah National Forest, he said he'd been at the nearby wildfire and "couldn't take it anymore."
Memory research could advance treatments of mental illness Scientists have a new theory about how the brain processes memories, one that holds the promise—someday—of helping those with depression and other mental illnesses.
Having sex may improve your memory, study finds Researchers say sex doesn’t just make you skinnier, happier and healthier — it also improves memory!
County becomes first in New Jersey to equip school nurses with narcan Ocean County has become the first county in New Jersey to supply all of its high school nurses with Narcan, the drug that is used to reverse opioid overdoses.
