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Perspectives on the Relationship of Effectiveness & Self Care
12+ min ago (183+ words) There is thankfully a growing realization that effectiveness and self-care are linked and that investing in self-care can be massively improve productivity. For me, life has been like trying to meditate in the middle of a circus. I was diagnosed…...
Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide
31+ min ago (601+ words) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Tuesday night canceled some 2,000 grants representing nearly $2 billion in funding, according to an administration official with knowledge of the cuts who was not authorized to discuss them publicly. The move pulls…...
Democrat blasts HHS for cutting, then reinstating grants for substance abuse, mental health programs
31+ min ago (661+ words) House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Rosa DeLauro described Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s decision-making as dangerous and haphazard after grant recipients began laying off employees based on the original plans. "He must be cautious when making decisions that…...
Teachers decry AI as brain-rotting junk food for kids: 'Students can't reason. They can't think. They can't solve problems’
1+ hour ago (390+ words) The advent of the internet made things easier, but not effortless. Sites like CliffNotes and LitCharts let students skim summaries when they skipped the reading. Homework-help platforms such as GradeSaver or CourseHero offered solutions to common math textbook problems." The…...
Tree Frogs Offer Clues to New Cancer Treatment, Study Finds
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (1352+ words) A naturally occurring bacterium discovered in common Japanese tree frogs may hold promise as a breakthrough cancer treatment." In experiments involving mice with induced colon cancer, a single intravenous injection caused the bacterium to accumulate at the tumor site and…...
Study reveals New Jersey’s troubling ranking for a common social media behavior
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (304+ words) If your birthday predates 1992, then you will remember the original social media platforms were websites such as MySpace, LinkedIn,Reddit, and Tumblr. But you could only access those platforms from a desktop computer. Today, thereis an endless number of social…...
Kevin’s Song suicide prevention summit set for this month in Michigan
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (327+ words) Set for this month is Michigan's largest annual conference on suicide prevention and education. The Kevin's Song 10th annual Suicide Prevention Education Summit will be held January 22 and 23 in Plymouth with attendees from 27 states and from all over Michigan. Kevin's Song…...
When “Sex Advice” on Social Media Makes Symptoms Worse, Therapists Warn
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (321+ words) Sexual health misinformation spreads fastest on short-form video platforms. Shame-based myths are contributing to delayed STI diagnoses and worsening symptoms tied to viral "advice and fixes." Short-form sex health advice circulating on TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit is increasingly making symptoms…...
Life-term convict dies by suicide inside Karnataka's Dharwad central prison
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (197+ words) DHARWAD: A man serving a 14-year jail sentence for murdering his wife, has died by suicide by hanging himself in the prison premises. The incident took place inside the central prison in Dharwad on Tuesday evening. The deceased is Ishwarappa…...
Dropped as DGP after Haryana suicide row, Shatrujeet Kapur gets top job in ITBP
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (781+ words) Gurugram: Senior IPS officer Shatrujeet Singh Kapur has been appointed as Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) almost three months after being sent on leave and later relieved of the charge of Haryana Director General of Police (DGP),…...