12 things to help you find community and combat loneliness
Because social connection is such a significant predictor of longevity, it’s adults who need more playdates.
Because social connection is such a significant predictor of longevity, it’s adults who need more playdates.
Only about a dozen programs in the nation provide long-term behavioral health treatment for kids under 10, according to the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs.
Low-income families that need safety-net services, such as food and cash assistance, have become collateral damage in the bureaucratic scramble to determine whether tens of millions of people still qualify for Medicaid after a pandemic-era freeze on disenrollment ended this spring.
Kids Crossing, a nonprofit that licenses foster parents, recently started a tutoring program to help kids regulate their brains and focus on school
A bill spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo to combat the rising drug scourge of xylazine, a powerful animal tranquilizer that users mix with fentanyl and other substances, passed the House Monday and now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.
After an unprecedented crackdown on misleading advertising claims by insurers selling private Medicare Advantage and drug plans, the Biden administration hopes to unleash a special weapon to make sure companies follow the new rules: you.
Nearly one-quarter of all adults over the age of 45 in the United States will have given care to a loved one in need of help.
Many of the illnesses spreading can be shortened and symptoms relieved by getting the right medication quickly. Getting into a doctor’s office can be challenging — but there are other options.
Many of the illnesses spreading can be shortened and symptoms relieved by getting the right medication quickly. Getting into a doctor’s office can be challenging — but there are other options.
A trial involving researchers at University of Colorado found it can be safe to transplant stem cells into the brains of people with at least one disabling illness, but the science has a long way to go before people heal with cells from embryos, or their own bodies.