Improving survival in people with severe psychiatric disorders
An expert editorial suggests that widely used diabetes and obesity drugs may help close the long-standing mortality gap…
My Psychiatric History Prevented Me From Adopting
The interview started out gently, with a mutual “How are you?” But it turned probing when the medical…
This robotic hand crawls away, grabs objects and reattaches
By Euronews with AP Published on 23/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 A hand crawling around, detached from an arm and seemingly with…
Stroke transfer delays reduce access to life-saving thrombectomy
Gaps in the nation’s stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors’ chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing…
Early pregnancy sulfur dioxide exposure raises odds of congenital limb defects
A large Chinese cohort study identifies early pregnancy as a sensitive window during which sulfur dioxide exposure is…
Mental health treatment a growing concern in Illinois jails
Despite repeated warnings from medical professionals, staff at the Sangamon County Jail placed 27-year-old Tiffany Rusher — who…
Cervical cancer association with unsafe sex and smoking
Even as age-standardized death rates fall, population growth and deep social divides keep cervical cancer deadly. Study: Global…
Mental health treatment a growing concern in Illinois jails
Despite repeated warnings from medical professionals, staff at the Sangamon County Jail placed 27-year-old Tiffany Rusher — who…
Heavy coffee drinking may weaken bone density in older women
A decade-long study of postmenopausal women suggests tea may offer modest bone benefits, while very high coffee intake…
‘I have nowhere to go. I am frightened’ – The Irish Times
An elderly survivor of a Magdalene laundry says she is “frightened” and “has nowhere to go” as her…
‘I lived one life until I was 26, then life changed’ – The Irish Times
One of Liam Cullinane’s toughest tests after joining the French Foreign Legion in 1985 was a gruelling night…
Neuralink’s big vision collides with reality of brain implants
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming…