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Cancer patients experiencing depression, anxiety find relief in ‘magic’ mushrooms
In a recent study of 51 cancer patients struggling with anxiety and depression, the majority experienced relief after taking a moderately ...
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Pa. law opens door to identity for adoptees seeking birth certificates
A new law in Pennsylvania paves the way for adults adopted as children to get a summary of their birth certificate — and information ab ...
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Conference focusing on connection between sexual, behavioral health
In Philadelphia, the number of women who die within a year of giving birth is higher than the national average. Sometimes thatR ...
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Seeking to change birth certificate without gender surgery, trans woman sues N.J.
A New Jersey transgender woman has filed suit to change her birth certificate to reflect her gender identity without undergoing gender-re ...
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ListenInspira distributing pouches that neutralize old prescription drugs for safe disposal
Say you got a root canal a few years ago, and you still have more than half your pain prescription sitting in your medicine cabinet. Any ...
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A prescription for detoxifying hate speech at schools
Since the presidential election, the Southern Poverty Law Center has collected more than 400 reports of intimidation and harassment based ...
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ListenLength of stay in state hospitals for mental health treatment linked to likelihood of relapse
States that hospitalize severely ill psychiatric patients for shorter periods of time have higher readmission rates. States with l ...
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Parents reeling from election results can help reassure kids
Kids pick up on their parents’ anxiety. And for some who didn’t support President-elect Donald Trump, reassuring nervous chil ...
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Philly’s methadone clinics keep dispensing help during strike
The SEPTA strike has inconvenienced hundreds of thousands in Philadelphia. But it’s more serious than that for patients who ...
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NYC streamlines access to mental-health help, generating interest in Philly region
Thanks to a massive mental health campaign, “Thrive NYC,” people in that city can text or chat with someone at a crisis hotli ...
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New rehab facility in Montco specifically designed to help young men
With Pennsylvania now leading the nation in drug overdoses among men 18 to 26, Montgomery County officials approached Eagleville Hospital ...
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Conference focuses on easing difficulty in providing mental health behind bars
Philadelphia has the highest per capita incarceration rate of the country’s 10 largest cities. Given that so many people in ...
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