Mental Health

Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler

What Not To Say To The Terminally Ill: 'Everything Happens For A Reason'

10:11am February 08, 2018

by Rachel Martin

Kate Bowler has lived with stage 4 cancer for years. Her new memoir details what she's found out about herself and suffering. "You have to learn to be present, even when things are absurd," she says.

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Jessica Porten went to a doctor's appointment with her daughter, Kira, to get help with postpartum depression. She soon found herself in the company of police who escorted her to a hospital's emergency department.

Nurse Calls Cops After Woman Seeks Help For Postpartum Depression. Right Call?

4:22pm February 07, 2018

by April Dembosky

A package of mental health bills in California aims to make it easier for new moms to get help and to build awareness among more health workers of postpartum mood disorders.

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Antipsychotic drugs, such as haloperidol and risperidone are FDA-approved for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but can increase the risk of death in older people who have dementia.

Risky Antipsychotic Drugs Still Overprescribed In Nursing Homes

8:51pm February 05, 2018

by Ina Jaffe

Too many people with dementia are being given sedating drugs to make them easier to handle in understaffed facilities, a new study finds, despite federal warnings to stop the practice.

Matilde Gonzalez (left) and Cesar Calles hold their son, Cesar Julian Calles, 10 months old, as he is immunized with a flu shot in January at Sea Mar Community Health Center in Seattle.

Budget Delays Bring Uncertainty To Health Programs For The Needy

12:40pm February 02, 2018

by Shefali Luthra

With another federal budget deadline looming, there's a push to add provisions to a spending bill that would help community health centers and other providers of health services for low-income people.

Trauma or abuse can trigger seizures in people with psychogenic non-epileptic seizure disorder.

Her Seizures Looked Like Epilepsy, But Her Brain Looked Fine

4:37pm February 01, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

For a surprising number of people who appear to have epilepsy, the real problem is psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, a little-known condition.

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Indiana's Brand Of Medicaid Drops 25,000 People For Failure To Pay Premiums

3:49pm February 01, 2018

by Phil Galewitz

The state built some key conservative policies into its experimental expansion of Medicaid. Lawmakers, health officials and patient advocates across the U.S. are now keenly watching the results.

Scientists zeroed in on specific neurons in the brains of mice to gain insights into how anxiety is triggered and suppressed.

Researchers Discover 'Anxiety Cells' In The Brain

8:53pm January 31, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

Scientists who identified specific brain cells in mice that control anxiety say the discovery could provide insights that might eventually help people with panic disorder and social phobia.

When Jenna Sauter's youngest son, Axel, tested positive for THC — marijuana's active ingredient — after he was born, she got a home visit from local social services. Sauter says she and her friends don't smoke near their children.

Is Smoking Pot While Pregnant Safe For The Baby?

2:31pm January 29, 2018

by Sarah Varney

Adults in a growing number of states can now legally use marijuana without a doctor's prescription. But obstetricians worry pregnant women don't realize the drug could hurt their kids.

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The revelation that a favorite uncle had died from a long-hidden drug habit shook Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky to his core. Last month Ostrovksy quit his job as Medicaid's chief medical officer and joined a group that's working to dispel the shame of addiction.

An Uncle's Overdose Spurs Medicaid Official To Change Course

3:44pm January 26, 2018

by Emmarie Huetteman

Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky, until recently chief medical officer for Medicaid, quit his job to more directly fight the stigma of addiction — a stigma that made his beloved uncle afraid to ask for help.

A woman discharged from a Baltimore hospital, later identified as Rebecca, was captured on video by passerby Imamu Baraka.

Feds Investigate After Patient In Hospital Gown Was Left At Baltimore Bus Stop

6:49pm January 24, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

A video showed a confused woman discharged only minimally dressed in cold weather. It prompted an apology from — and an investigation of — the hospital. The family is considering a lawsuit.