Mental Health

How Are Wuhan Residents Coping Mentally After 7 Weeks Of Quarantine?

6:44am March 13, 2020

by Pien Huang

In China, where COVID-19 was first discovered, people talk about feeling anxious and angry after being locked down for weeks. Online support groups from other parts of China help them manage stress.

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Too Busy? Make Time To 'Do Nothing'

5:00am March 12, 2020

by David Greene

As many Americans start thinking about what a self-quarantine might look like, author Celeste Headlee has some advice: Put down your phone. Her book explains how we're "overdoing and underliving."

Early symptoms of COVID-19 are much the same as those of the flu or a cold. Don't panic. Call your doctor to check in, if you're worried, but treating mild or moderate symptoms at home until you're well will protect you and help stop the spread of whateve

You Have A Fever And A Dry Cough. Now What?

2:16pm March 11, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Whether your mild or moderate symptoms mean you have a cold, the flu, or COVID-19 doesn't change the medical advice right now. Stay home, rest, and call or email your doctor if symptoms worsen.

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Cruise Ship, With Coronavirus Patients, To Dock In California

11:45am March 09, 2020

by Eric Westervelt

Twenty-one people aboard the Grand Princess tested positive for coronavirus. Americans will be transported to several military bases for quarantine and testing. Crew will be quarantined on board.

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Supporters of LGBTQ rights took to the street in a demonstration in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last October.

Health & Safety

'Whiplash' Of LGBTQ Protections And Rights, From Obama To Trump

4:42pm March 02, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Obama and Trump administrations have used their power to shape legal interpretations of "sex discrimination" in very different ways. Here's a rundown on what's changed for LGBTQ rights in the U.S.

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Nashville teacher Riki Rattner uses expandable balls to help students visualize their breathing.

Schools Are Embracing Mindfulness, But Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect

3:55pm February 27, 2020

One in 5 American children struggles with anxiety. To help students cope, more and more schools are turning to mindfulness — but the explosion of interest has some researchers advising caution.

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In Los Angeles, A Program To Get Those With Mental Illness Away From Jails

4:41pm February 25, 2020

by Eric Westervelt

The largest mental health treatment centers in the U.S. are often jails, including in Los Angeles. LA officials are struggling to try to change that through an innovative diversion program.

New inmates with a mental illness arrive daily in the Los Angeles County jail system. It now holds more than 5,000 inmates with a mental illness who've had run-ins with the law.

America's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars

8:10am February 25, 2020

Overcrowding, understaffing and poor treatment for inmates with mental health issues held in Los Angeles jails underscore growing failures in America's mental health and justice systems.

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Sarah Ziegenhorn and Andy Beeler shared a selfie while hiking in Texas' Big Bend National Park in December 2018. Beeler died of an opioid overdose last March. Ziegenhorn traces his death to the many obstacles to medical care that Beeler experienced while

Health & Safety

They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself

3:41pm February 24, 2020

by Will Stone

Sarah and Andy were in love and also advocates, determined to keep drug users from dying. But when his own addiction reemerged, Andy's fear of returning to prison kept him from the best treatment.

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A growing field of science shows that friendship is vital to our health.

Survival Of The Friendliest: How Our Close Friendships Help Us Thrive

7:01am February 22, 2020

by Elena Renken

In her new book, Lydia Denworth makes the case for the vital necessity of friendship, tracing its effects on your genes, on your brain and even on animals like sheep and fish.