Online portals deliver scary health news before doctors can weigh in

Americans are entitled to immediate access to medical test and scan results, from routine bloodwork to MRIs, lifting the veil on records once difficult to access. Read More

Our View: Mental Health//Study shows critical need for treatment, prevention

The bad news on the Minnesota mental health scene is there continues to be a shortage of providers and facilities to serve an overwhelming need. The good news is there ... Read More

There’s Always a Debate About the Internet: Good or Bad?

The prevailing wisdom often seems to be that being online is bad for us. The Internet has been ... social media use and mental health issues. A longitudinal study of adolescents found that ... Read More

Mental health inequities projected to cost US $14 trillion over 16 years, new study says

Mental health inequities are projected to cost the U.S. $14 trillion dollars between now and 2040, according to a new study from the School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College and the ... Read More

Even as little as 10 minutes in nature can relieve mental illness symptoms, study finds

Recent University of Utah study examined 30 years of published research on the social, mental and physical health benefits of exposure to nature. Read More

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ill-equipped warehouse has pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Donald Trump’s campaign released an update on the former president’s health Saturday, one week after he survived an ... Read More

Mental Health

Kidney health inequalities due to age, sex, education, location or lack of wealth persist, despite widespread awareness of the barriers some people face, a new report by Kidney Research UK has ... Read More

Infant's Health News

June 27, 2024 — A study ... certain mental health problems once the infant reaches adolescence, new research has found. The study ... May 23, 2024 — New research has encouraging news for ... Read More

Patients on these antidepressants were more likely to gain weight, study says

Harvard Medical School assistant professor of population medicine at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, said in a news release. The study did have some limitations, including a lack of ... Read More

Health news

Distrust of health experts and credulity towards misinformation can kill. For example, during the COVID-19 crisis, high-profile health experts received death threats while misinformation went ... Read More

Mental Health

Athletes heading to the Paris Olympics have more access than ever to resources in the once-taboo realm of mental health and many ... to address the camps. MPR News guest host Euan Kerr talks ... Read More

Sexual Health News

June 12, 2023 — Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study. Contraceptive pills increased women's ... Read More