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Everyone has bouts of distraction and forgetfulness. Here’s when psychiatrists diagnose it as something clinical.

Right-wing extremist violence in the U.S. is part of a global phenomenon. It should be treated that way.

Infographic reveals the startling complexity of sex determination

With doctors divided and federal guidelines still in development, Canadians have questions about who will qualify for MAID next year – and whether it’s a good idea to give the most vulnerable an easier way to die

Experts say poverty and stress are making people sicker, and driving a lot of Canadians with disabilities to consider ending their lives.

We are keeping many people in prison even though they are no danger to the public.

Up to a third of adults will experience at least one panic attack in their lifetime. Here's why they happen, and some coping strategies that work.

Game of love or game of logic?

At Yale, suicidal students are pressured to withdraw, then must apply to get back into the university -- an approach under increasing attack from mental health activists and alumni

Science applies to every important social issue. Saying so doesn’t make us “unscientific”

How ‘stereotype promise’ shapes Asian Americans’ educations.

The number drops dramatically for black, Latino and Asian American students with less than 16 percent each coming from those categories, the study said.

When large crowds assemble, is there a way to keep them safe?

Dr. Nicole LePera, better known as @The.Holistic.Psychologist, has over 2.6 million followers, but her "self-healing" approach has started to wear thin.

More than half of these deaths occur well after the mom leaves the hospital. To save lives, mothers need more support in the "fourth trimester, that time after the baby is born," one researcher says.

Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini is on a mission to fight bias in algorithms. In this comic, Buolamwini discusses the way biased algorithms can lead to real world inequality — and what we can do.

In 13 US states, abortion is banned even in the earliest stages of pregnancy. But we rarely see what such tissue really looks like

New research shows that our assumptions about eating disorders are often wrong — and that many larger-bodied people are starving themselves.

For disabled people, attempting to take political office can be a huge gamble.

Being offended by something that someone did or said can be upsetting — but it doesn't have to eat away at us. Mental health experts share how to slow down and gain clarity when things get personal.

City officials have never explained why Officer Adrian Schoolcraft was forcibly hospitalized by his bosses.

Now experts are calling for walkable communities, improved housing, and access to health care and better food, particularly in minority communities.

Research shows that targeted, time-limited programs offer significant benefits for people struggling with anxiety and other problems.

Nature - We want to acknowledge — and learn from — our history.

Many in power would prefer to kick questions like “What caused the mental health crisis?” and “Who benefits?” out of sight. Don’t let them.

People told BuzzFeed News how their loved ones have embraced deeply hateful and misogynistic world views since listening to “alpha male” influencers.

TikTok said that days after the FDA weighed in, searches on the topic had increased by more than 1,400 times.

It may take years to understand the full impact of the pandemic and its aftermath on Black people in the US.

Colleges tout their commitment to diversity, but their recruitment practices tell a different story.

“I'm talking about the fear you'd feel when facing death or serious injury. That's the fear that was removed.”