A mum who was left fighting for her life after falling ill with sepsis during childbirth says she was told by a midwife that she ‘probably had the flu.’ Shelly Young, 33, is now demanding answers after continuing to suffer from the effects of sepsis two years after her diagnosis. Her […]
Jessica Alba is normalizing mental health awareness, especially in her own household. In a People interview published on October 29, Alba opened up about attending therapy with her 13-year-old daughter Honor to “destigmatize” the experience. “I think just trying to destigmatize what that is,” she told the outlet. “It really […]
Female mice exhibit a strong drive to socialize with other females following periods of acute isolation, significantly increasing their production of social calls that are akin to human emotional vocalizations, new Cornell University research finds. Their behavior suggests a promising pathway, the researchers say, for understanding the brain mechanisms through […]
We’ve been inundated with bad news over the past 18 months. Even optimists have felt bogged down with all the negativity. But as we slowly emerge out the other side of the pandemic, it’s important not to let the events of the last year have a long-term impact on our […]
‘I was screaming in agony. ‘I was given loads of different painkillers, including morphine, but nothing worked. I went to the toilet and pure blood was coming out of me. It was horrific. ‘I had to be carried from the hospital into the house because I couldn’t walk.’ Joanne Mckinlay, […]
According to the Motorik-Modul-Längsschnittstudie (MoMo, Motor Module Longitudinal Study) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Karlsruhe University of Education (PHKA), mental health of children and adolescents decreased during the first lockdown. For children aged between 4 and 10 years and for girls irrespective of their age, mental health was […]
In my final month of high school — when every course transformed into a study hall — I audaciously decided to check my college email in the middle of AP government. There it was — the message from the residence association welcoming me to campus and providing a list of […]
Parents of children with food allergies face significant worry, severe anxiety and post-traumatic stress – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Between six and eight per cent of children suffer a food allergy – with eggs, milk, and peanuts being the most common causes. They can […]
Written by Diyora Shadijanova ’Hate following’ is a phenomenon of the 21st century. So why do we follow someone on social media who makes you feel either angry, envious or judgemental, and what can you do when it starts to get toxic? The first time I ‘hate’ followed an influencer […]
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and unpredictable. Now, researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have found potential brain biomarkers of PTSD in people with traumatic brain […]