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NEWYou can now listen to the Fox News article! For women struggling with excess weight after menopause, new research suggests that adding hormone therapy to a popular obesity drug can lead to greater weight loss. Postmenopausal women lost about 35% more weight when using menopausal hormone therapy together with tirzepatide – a GLP-1-based, Food and … Read more
Late last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the creation of a new Office of Community Safety. The news comes as the fulfillment of a key campaign promise: the creation of a comprehensive Department of Community Safety, which would, among other things, free up mental health crisis response by replacing police response with … Read more
When someone goes through a mental health crisis, loved ones are thrown into a maze of important and important decisions. Where to find care? How to deal with insurance? When to call 911? For those in LA’s large Chinese immigrant community with limited English, helping loved ones can be challenging and isolating. Starting Monday, a … Read more
“Kaiser executives say they’re not using AI to make patient care determinations, but they won’t say what technology is underpinning the online questionnaires that automatically determine whether patients need an urgent appointment and assess whether they may be a threat to themselves,” said Carolyn Staehle, a behavioral therapist in San Francisco. “Whatever Kaiser wants to … Read more
Human-caused climate change is now affecting everyone around the world. The health impact is tracked, focusing on physical health. Tracking the mental health impacts of climate change is much more difficult. No long-term, global indicators have proven strong. Attribution tracking Physical health and mental health are linked, suggesting the prospect of finding physical health outcomes … Read more
Lexington Kentucky’s judicial branch warns it may be forced to close its drug, mental health and veterans treatment courts statewide if the General Assembly passes a budget bill it says would underfund the entire court system over the next two years. [–> Those specialty courts provide supervision and guide those whose charges are tied to … Read more
Almost five years ago, Children’s Hospital Colorado declared a “state of emergency” in youth mental health. Hospital leaders at the time said the crisis was obvious, considering how most of its emergency department visits were for mental health crises or suicide attempts. According to Colorado Hospital Mental Health Chief Ron-Li Liaw, the public health emergency … Read more
Peninsula Suicide Prevention (PSP), a critical crisis intervention service serving all of San Mateo County, has conducted mental health and suicide prevention presentations for upperclassmen in MA for the past few weeks. PSP was officially known as StarVista Crisis Center, which closed in August 2025. The organization has re-emerged as part of the social services … Read more
Grand Junction, Colo. (KJCT) – Leaders from a statewide coalition focused on child and youth mental health stopped in Grand Junction this week, bringing the conversation to the West Slope. Mind Our Future Colorado is working to make youth mental health a top priority in the 2026 gubernatorial race. The coalition brings together more than … Read more