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Playlist and EGYM Fully Integrate to Master the World’s Most Comprehensive Health & Fitness Operating System

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Playlist and EGYM logos

Playlist, the parent company of Mindbody, Booker, and ClassPass, today announced the successful closing of its merger with EGYM, a global innovation leader in smart fitness technology, AI-enabled exercise programs, and enterprise fitness solutions, establishing the world’s largest full-stack fitness and fitness operating system. The transaction, which includes $785 million in new equity investment and … Read more

Good mental health policy respects civil liberties and care opinion

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Good mental health policy respects civil liberties and care opinion

Mark C. Joyce, Esq., managing attorney for Disability Rights Maine. A recent op-ed on Maine’s Progressive Treatment Program (PTP) statute raises (“Disability rights advocacy must not overlook individual needs,” March 16) concerns the role of disability rights advocacy in cases involving court-ordered mental health treatment. While the author recognizes the important role of advocacy organizations … Read more

Clasado Biosciences’ prebiotics support gut health and immunity in athletes, study finds

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Recent research has demonstrated the efficacy of Clasado Biosciences’ Bimuno GOS prebiotic ingredient in supporting gut health and immunity. Compared with placebo, daily supplementation of galactooligosaccharide (GOS) improved gut barrier integrity, reduced gastrointestinal symptom severity, and reduced upper respiratory symptoms in healthy male athletes. “The findings build on the emerging picture of how prebiotics can … Read more

Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez talks about mental health at UI

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Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez talks about mental health at UI

Gold and silver Olympic gymnastics champion, Dancing with the Stars champion, and philanthropist Laurie Hernandez sat in front of about 120 attendees at the University of Iowa tonight to deliver a lecture, entitled “I Got This.” Attendees filled the International Ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union to hear Hernandez speak. Many arrive more than an … Read more

5 takeaways about Oklahoma mental health challenges and solutions

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Left to right: Ziva Branstetter, CEO for the Tulsa Flyer; Mike Brose, consultant for Tulsa Day Center; Garrett Yalch, reporter for The Frontier; Zack Stoycoff, president and CEO of the Healthy Minds Policy Initiative; Christine Marsh, executive vice president for Family & Children's Services, hosted a panel to discuss mental health disparities in Oklahoma on March 30, 2026.

Mental health is at the heart of some of Oklahoma’s most pressing social issues. It causes trends in homelessness, incarceration and systemic instability – yet access to care remains the main challenge for those in the thick of it. That’s the focus of Snapshot: Mental Health, a collaborative journalism project examining the state of mental … Read more

Opinion: New York’s Mental Health Crisis Demands We Invest in Programs That Work – City Limits

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Opinion: New York's Mental Health Crisis Demands We Invest in Programs That Work - City Limits

“The issue is not whether these programs work, it’s whether we are willing to scale and coordinate them to create an effective continuum of care.” Outside Lincoln Medical Center, The Bronx. (Adi Talwar/Batas Kota) For decades, New York City has struggled to meet the needs of people living with the most serious behavioral health challenges. … Read more

Secretary Kennedy Celebrates Hospital Nutrition Commitment, Florida Farm Partnership During ‘Restore Your Health’ Tour in Miami

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Secretary Kennedy Celebrates Hospital Nutrition Commitment, Florida Farm Partnership During 'Restore Your Health' Tour in Miami

MIAMI—MARCH 30, 2026—Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., in the latest leg of his national Take Back Your Health tour, celebrated the hospital’s new commitments to strengthen nutrition-driven patient care by connecting Florida gardens directly to the hospital’s food system. Secretary Kennedy also announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … Read more

Supervisor Fielder took a leave of absence, citing mental health reasons

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Supervisor Fielder took a leave of absence, citing mental health reasons

article SAN FRANCISCO – Supervisor Jackie Fielder’s staff on Sunday announced that the District 9 representative will be taking a medical leave as she “navigates a mental health situation and needs time and space to recover before making major decisions.” “(Fielder) said he wants to regain stable health so he can think carefully and responsibly … Read more