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With the approval of the government, a renowned sexologist ran a dangerous program. How could this happen?

Strikeouts have decreased and on-base percentage has risen — midseason changes without parallel in decades of baseball in the majors.

In his new book, “The Icepick Surgeon,” Sam Kean details evil misdeeds conducted in the name of scientific inquiry.

At work, I know how important these medications are. But personally? The stigma against them left me feeling ashamed — until now.

Last year a Eugene man was arrested during a mental health crisis. He died two days after police deputies knelt on his back at the Lane County Jail.

Early research often dismissed the psychological state as temporary and inconsequential. But recent work reveals its troubling connections with various disorders.

A New York City pilot program to respond to 911 calls for mental health crises with social workers instead of cops appears to be reducing unnecessary hospitalizations, while increasing the percentage of people who accept help when offered. The Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response Division, or “B-HEARD” program, which started in a portion of Harlem a month ago, has already…

As the U.S. tries to rally people to continue getting the COVID vaccine, research has shown there's a gender gap for those who actually get it.

Families were subjected to around-the-clock visits from deputies, who often arrived without evidence of a crime.

American culture still treats disinterest in sex as something that needs to be fixed. What if any amount of desire—including none—was okay?

Scientists just discovered that the rock is really the brain of a Roman cult member that was shocked solid by high heat.

Many men struggle with mental health after becoming fathers. But stigma and societal norms keep them from getting help.

Leaked chat logs detail efforts to influencer elected leaders.

Charles H. Loeb defied the American military’s denials and propaganda to show how deadly radiation from the strike on Hiroshima sickened and killed.

I tend to assume the role of “The Listener” with my friends and loved ones. It’s not always easy. Don’t get me wrong — I want to help them through a tough time. But sometimes, I’ll scroll through walls of text or sit through long phone calls with…

Some members of Kushner's COVID-19 team thought it was better to leave Democratic-voting areas to fend for themselves, a source told Vanity Fair.

We asked people behind bars what services and programs could have changed the course of their lives. Therapy, affordable housing and a living wage topped the list.

Don’t try to change someone else’s mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change.

Research highlights an issue that many women already know too well.

The No. 1 issue she’s faced in getting people vaccinated, she said, is access.

Renowned psychologist Dan Ariely literally wrote the book on dishonesty. Now some are questioning whether the scientist himself is being dishonest.

Our curated story collections can help aid education in and outside the classroom.

From movie and TV depictions to our favorite GIF of former President Barack Obama shaking hands, codeswitching is one of many tools that people of color use to successfully navigate Western and White dominant societies.

New research indicates the internet doesn't make people act like jerks, but it sure gives the jerks a big megaphone.

In 1995, Lillian Ross observed, with an anthropologist’s eye, the rituals of private-school teens on the Upper East Side.

Many creatures show lasting changes in behavior and physiology after a traumatic experience

The online magazine of the “intellectual dark web” is repackaging discredited race science.