Behavioral Health

Lydia Denworth wants you to make more time for friends, says the author of the new book Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond

How a subreddit dedicated to strangers’ problems taps into our human desire for fairness

President Trump has a habit of teasing his opponents and critics for being short, most recently Mike Bloomberg. But for short people, this is probably not a shock.

New policies meant to curb the youth vaping epidemic could hurt adults who vape to quit

They’re following the volunteer model made famous by Planned Parenthood.

As Narcan’s widespread availability saves lives, it complicates treatment efforts.

A lot of my free time is spent doodling. I'm a journalist on NPR's science desk by day. But all the time in between, I am an artist — specifically, a cartoonist.

The Philadelphia Police Department used to routinely include mental health information in its public missing persons reports — until one reporter started asking why.

An October ruling that what would become the 1st U.S. supervised injection site did not violate the “crackhouse statute” was too narrow to close the case.

This week: legal hemp in New Jersey, Pennsylvania's plan to serve the mentally ill, and seals are washing ashore (but stay away!)

New research finds opioid overdose deaths could increase by as much as 85% in counties where auto plants close.

Every day, 130 Americans die from opioid overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Elvis Rosado was a pivotal part of the Kensington harm reduction nonprofit.

The idea is that by following through with the plan laid out by the jury, the student would ideally come to understand the gravity of his actions.