Mental Health

Researchers found that stimulating a specific region of mice’s brains called the entorhinal cortex decreased their symptoms of depression.

Catherine Price has Type 1 diabetes; Keysha Brooker has Type 2. As part of The Pulse’s “The Cost of Diabetes” episode, we invited them to our studio to meet.

The mental health bill would keep firearms out of the hands of those who present a danger to themselves or others.

As more states legalize marijuana, there's growing interest in a cannabis extract — cannabidiol, also known as CBD.

Guest: Melissa Dahl Awkwardness isn’t just a teenage emotion that goes away once the braces are off and pimple ...

Plane crashes are rare, but when they happen, people often survive them.

The current political atmosphere has many people feeling distressed. What’s the best way to cope with our emotions when we’re outrage ...

Among black men in Philadelphia who’ve suffered traumatic injuries, most psychological symptoms are not treated.

Medical culture has long viewed doctors as “able-bodied in the extreme.” A growing wave of doctors with disabilities wants to challenge that.

Penn formed a task force to address the suicide rate in 2014 that issued some recommendations in an eight-page report. An attorney contends it hasn't taken sufficient action.

At Tuesday's dedication, Mayor Jim Kenney commended the work for shining a light on the importance of trauma-informed care.

The Cosby retrial enters its second day. The University of Pennsylvania faces a lawsuit from the parents of a student who committed suic ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is under pressure to act after five inmates at Graterford Prison have committed suicide in the last three months.

Many doctors and students hide disabilities out of a real 'fear of judgment, bias, and skewed perception of ability,' a report finds.

The work is part of the 2018 Philadelphia Autism Project Art Show, which called on the autistic community to submit works conveying their experiences of the city.