The winter blues are one thing, but seasonal affective disorder is quite another. Seasonal affective disorder is a form of depression, sometimes referred to as SAD, seasonal depression, or winter depression. What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal affective disorder (or SAD) is a type of depression that can make patients feel less energetic, moody, and distressed for parts of the […]
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For Black LGBQ+ Americans, Intersectional Experiences Can Hurt—Or Help, YSPH Study FindsUsing a new method for quantifying intersectional experiences, a new Yale School of Public Health study finds that Black LGBQ+ Americans tend to feel better about themselves after encountering events that affirm their identity. In the study, which was recently published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, […]
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Allison Holker and Stephen "tWitch" Boss love spending time with their three children — especially during spooky season. Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE about their collaboration with Amazon, the couple discussed their upcoming Halloween plans, which are taking place a bit differently this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "We are going to be doing Halloween at home as a family. […]
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People who have been exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) feel uncertain, decades after the exposure, about their survival and ability to build a family, a University of Gothenburg study shows. Women are more severely affected than men. The study, published in BMJ Open, is based on qualitative, in-depth interviews with 16 survivors of the massive 1988 poison-gas attack on […]
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Thousands of Parisians have been stuck in record levels of traffic as they try to flee the city and head towards the countryside before the national lockdown is imposed at midnight. Traffic stretched to 435 miles (706km) in the Île-de-France of Paris on Thursday evening as COVID-19 measures are set to be enforced amid the growing number of cases, ITV reported. […]
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The number of reported coronavirus cases has gone over 3 million in the Middle East, an Associated Press count showed Friday, with the true number likely even higher. Across the Mideast, there have been over 75,000 deaths attributed to the virus by health authorities, the AP count relying on reported figures by individual countries shows. There have been 2.5 million […]
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The Lancet has become the latest science journal to urge Americans to vote for change in next week’s presidential election, publishing a scathing editorial Friday that described the US pandemic response under Donald Trump as “disastrous”. The medical journal did not explicitly back Democratic challenger Joe Biden in its commentary, focusing instead on the issues it said had hindered the […]
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In late July, volunteers from a Bangladeshi charity started getting calls seeking support from people from the country’s vast coastal region that had been flooded for months during this year’s monsoon. As the floodwaters started receding, the Bidyanondo Foundation quickly decided to hire a tourist boat to provide basic health care for those seeking aid. The country’s coast guards came […]
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France headed into a second lockdown on Friday as the resurgent coronavirus pandemic hit new heights in the United States with a daily record of more than 90,000 cases, just five days before the presidential election. From midnight, France’s 65 million population were largely confined to their homes, needing written statements to leave, in the latest drastic measure to curb […]
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Debbie Harry just explained why therapy is worth undergoing, even if you find it mentally exhausting to really look into yourself. Debbie Harry is an icon. From the bleached blonde hair to the icy vocals on some of the coolest music records ever made, the Blondie frontwoman is a trailblazer. Of course, this kind of turbulent life comes with many […]
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