Gun Violence Exposure Associated With Suicidal Behavior Among Black Americans
For Black adults, exposure to gun violence — including being threatened with a gun or knowing someone who had been shot — was linked with suicidal outcomes, a cross-sectional study found. Exposure to one type of gun violence was significantly associated with lifetime suicidal ideation (OR 1.69, 95% CI 1.19-2.39, P=0.003), according to Daniel Semenza, […]
Is It Bad To Drink Coffee When You’re Sick? Here’s What Experts Really Think
visualspace via Getty Images Coffee disrupts your sleep, which is not helpful for someone fighting a cold or flu. A warm beverage is often considered a remedy for a respiratory illness like a cold or the flu. In fact, studies show that hot drinks can help temporarily relieve symptoms like runny noses and sore throats. […]
Is It Bad To Drink Coffee When You’re Sick? Here’s What Experts Really Think
visualspace via Getty Images Coffee disrupts your sleep, which is not helpful for someone fighting a cold or flu. A warm beverage is often considered a remedy for a respiratory illness like a cold or the flu. In fact, studies show that hot drinks can help temporarily relieve symptoms like runny noses and sore throats. […]
Opinion | Avoiding Male Doctors Is Not Discrimination. It May Be Risk Aversion.
Lee is a psychiatry resident. “Whenever a woman speaks up, someone will tell her to be quiet,” a therapist working at our local domestic violence center said to me last week. “I’ve had people tell me that my job is based on man-hating.” Somehow, I am wholly unsurprised by this comment. Dismayed, yes; surprised, absolutely […]
The Most Unexpected Sign Someone Is Having Suicidal Thoughts
miniseries via Getty Images Experts share what to do if someone has been struggling with their mental health and suddenly has a drastic shift in their outlook. When you first picture someone experiencing suicidal thoughts, you might imagine them crying, lying in bed, alone or in pain. Suicidal ideation — and the depression that can […]
12 Sneaky Causes Of Heart Palpitations That Aren’t Stress Or Caffeine
The way we describe how someone makes us feel — that they make our heart flutter or skip a beat — is a cutesy phenomenon, in theory. But when heart palpitations strike for real, it can be an alarming experience. “Palpitations are the sensation of a fluttering, pounding, irregular heartbeat or rapid heart rate,” said […]
The Advice Therapists Give People Considering Severing Ties With Family Over Politics
Family estrangements ― a term used broadly to describe situations in which someone cuts off all communication with one or more relatives ― seem to be more common than ever. Over one-quarter of adults responding to a U.S. survey by the Cornell Family Reconciliation Project reported being estranged from a family member. When applied to […]
Learn More About What It’s Like To Care For Someone With Heart Failure
A care partner is anyone who helps someone else manage their health. In terms of heart failure specifically, a care partner is anyone who is invested in supporting someone’s journey toward heart success. This could be a child, parent, sibling, friend, church or community member. And it doesn’t have to be a full-time job, either. […]
Opinion | ‘I’m Really Freaking Out About Hurting Someone’: What We Heard This Week
“Yeah, malpractice is a concern, but I’m really freaking out about hurting someone.” — Linda Isbell, PhD, of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, talking about her team’s survey that looked at perspectives of emergency clinicians on lawsuits and patient harm. “I have not replaced Dr. [Leana] Wen because I did not want to leave any […]
Suicidal Thoughts Exist On A Spectrum. Here’s How To Handle Each Type.
When people talk or think of suicide, the natural (and fair) reaction is to believe someone is in immediate crisis. However, suicidal thoughts don’t always fit one specific mold. Instead, it’s more like a spectrum. Some certainly are in need of intervention ASAP, while others may not feel attached to living but aren’t at a […]