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Philosophy
fromBig Think
1 day ago

What if the real driver of your health isn't genes or diet - but energy flow?

Energy flow defines vitality and shapes human experience, distinguishing living beings from the lifeless.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 day ago

AI Chatbots Telling Cancer Patients to Try Useless Woo-Woo Treatments Instead of Chemotherapy

AI chatbots may recommend unproven cancer treatments, posing risks to patients seeking health advice.
#psychedelics
Washington DC
fromwww.theguardian.com
21 hours ago

Can I have some, please?': has Trump opened the door to a psychedelic future?

Trump signed an executive order to accelerate research and access to psychedelics, marking a significant shift in policy towards hallucinogens.
Washington DC
fromwww.theguardian.com
21 hours ago

Can I have some, please?': has Trump opened the door to a psychedelic future?

Trump signed an executive order to accelerate research and access to psychedelics, marking a significant shift in policy towards hallucinogens.
#mental-health
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

How to Create a Psychiatric Advance Directive

A psychiatric advance directive is a legal document outlining mental health treatment preferences during a crisis when communication is impaired.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

The Link Between Medicine and Psychology

Mental health significantly impacts heart and brain health, necessitating integration of mental health care into traditional medical practices.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

How to Create a Psychiatric Advance Directive

A psychiatric advance directive is a legal document outlining mental health treatment preferences during a crisis when communication is impaired.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

The Link Between Medicine and Psychology

Mental health significantly impacts heart and brain health, necessitating integration of mental health care into traditional medical practices.
#ai
fromInsideHook
1 week ago
Mental health

Therapists Should Ask Patients About Their AI Use

AI chatbots may contribute to delusional behavior in patients, prompting therapists to discuss AI use during treatment.
Mental health
fromInsideHook
1 week ago

Therapists Should Ask Patients About Their AI Use

AI chatbots may contribute to delusional behavior in patients, prompting therapists to discuss AI use during treatment.
#preventive-health
Health
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

4 healthy aging habits that a longevity doctor follows most days, including strength training

Preventive habits, especially prioritizing sleep, are crucial for optimizing health and longevity.
fromMedium
2 months ago
Public health

The preventive healthcare product cycle: how ancient practices become "innovations" every 20 years

Health
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

4 healthy aging habits that a longevity doctor follows most days, including strength training

Preventive habits, especially prioritizing sleep, are crucial for optimizing health and longevity.
fromMedium
2 months ago
Public health

The preventive healthcare product cycle: how ancient practices become "innovations" every 20 years

Public health
fromAxios
1 week ago

Finish Line: The quiet rise of "prescribing connection"

Social prescribing addresses health crises and broader issues like social isolation through diverse community programs and activities.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

The underrated value of rest - Silicon Canals

Prioritizing rest can significantly enhance creativity, patience, and overall well-being, challenging the misconception that rest is for the lazy.
Wellness
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Love or hate the wellness craze? Here's why.

Wellness culture influences behavior changes but can also provoke defensiveness and resistance due to perceived inadequacies.
Social media marketing
fromHealthline
1 week ago

Influencers May Share Misleading Information About Prescriptions

Social media influencers promoting prescription drugs often share misleading information, complicating audience recognition of promotional intent.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

AI in the mental health care workforce is met with fear, pushback and enthusiasm

AI tools are increasingly adopted in mental health, raising concerns about job replacement and the quality of care.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

How Cognitive and Social Forces Shape Medical Decisions

Medical decisions are influenced by how options are framed, presented, and the dynamics of the situation.
#medicinal-cannabis
Medicine
fromThe Conversation
4 weeks ago

This medicinal cannabis website bends the rules. Take our quiz to see why

Advertising prescription medicines directly to consumers in Australia, including medicinal cannabis, is prohibited and frequently violated by providers.
Medicine
fromThe Conversation
4 weeks ago

This medicinal cannabis website bends the rules. Take our quiz to see why

Advertising prescription medicines directly to consumers in Australia, including medicinal cannabis, is prohibited and frequently violated by providers.
#therapy
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Therapists as Moral Educators

Therapy shapes our attention and relationships, emphasizing ethical living through habits of care and responsibility rather than mere rule-following.
Healthcare
fromMission Local
4 weeks ago

New bill would pin a place in California budget for acupuncture

Acupuncture benefits in Medi-Cal are secured through SB 944, ensuring access for low-income residents despite federal funding uncertainties.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Doctors need to stop pretending to have all the answers. I don't know' does not mean I have nothing to offer' | Ranjana Srivastava

The HIV ward, the scene of graphically ill patients when I was training, is long closed because it's no longer needed in most rich countries. When my young neighbour had a stroke, doctors cleverly retrieved the clot suffocating his artery, not just saving his life but also returning it to its full potential.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Guardian view on vets: there is nothing cuddly about this under-regulated market | Editorial

The Competition and Markets Authority found that consumers have overpaid roughly £1 billion in veterinary fees over five years, highlighting a significant issue in the market.
Pets
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Retired urologist faces tribunal over alleged patient care failures and failure to triage hundreds of GP referrals

Aidan O'Brien faces a series of allegations including that he failed to provide good clinical care to 10 patients between 2011 and 2019.
Medicine
Healthcare
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Therapists Go on Strike, Saying They're Being Replaced by AI

AI chatbots pose risks to mental health care, threatening jobs and quality of care for patients and professionals alike.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
1 month ago

Why is Health Good for You?

The value of health is often assumed but requires deeper philosophical examination to understand its true significance.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Police probe breast cancer treatment allegations

A report last year found unnecessary surgeries were carried out, cancers were missed and poor standards of care were delivered at the University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital. CDDTF said it wanted to support the patients it had let down, including by offering access to psychological support, and to ensure they knew how to make a claim or raise concerns with police.
Cancer
Wellness
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Trust Nature's Medicine: A New Perspective on Insomnia

Attempting to control sleep triggers anxiety that prevents sleep; instead, trusting the brain's automated sleep process enables natural, restorative rest.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Hundreds of GPs tell BBC they have never refused a sick note over mental health concerns

Most GPs have never refused to sign mental health-related sick notes, though the rising volume of fit notes and lack of specified reasons raises concerns about the system's effectiveness and GP workload.
Wellness
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Wellness Gurus Are Failing - Who Should Your Trust?

The wellness industry relies on hope and marketing rather than evidence, creating opportunities for personalities to exploit vulnerable people seeking health solutions.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Bureaucratization of the Therapist

Psychotherapy and counselling psychology, however, did not emerge from institutional logic. The field was forged within relational, psychoanalytic, and depth-oriented traditions that prioritize lived experience, symbolic meaning, cultural complexity, and human nuance over procedural standardization. Bureaucracy seeks predictability, yet psychotherapy was built upon a disciplined engagement with uncertainty.
Miscellaneous
Alternative medicine
fromFortune
1 month ago

12 Alternative Therapies for Chronic Pain | Fortune

Non-drug approaches like acupuncture, massage, meditation, and tai chi are recommended as first-line treatments for chronic pain in older adults, with many patients reducing or eliminating pain medication use.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Is detoxing worth the hype?

This opening episode dives straight into detoxing. From juice cleanses and detox teas to charcoal pills, foot pads, and coffee enemas, Edwards and Baumgardt watch, wince, and occasionally laugh their way through some of the internet's most popular detox trends. Along the way, they ask what these products claim to remove, how they supposedly work, and why feeling worse is often reframed online as a sign that a detox is "working."
Health
Alternative medicine
fromAlternative Medicine Magazine
1 month ago

Migraines Are a Signal: 6 Root Causes Most People Never Address

Migraines result from underlying dysfunction in the brain, gut, immune system, hormones, or metabolism rather than random events, and identifying these root causes reduces migraine vulnerability.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Has Therapy Felt Useless? You May Have Been Misunderstood

Some people have excessive self-control causing emotional suppression and isolation, requiring specialized therapy approaches like Radically Open DBT instead of standard emotion-regulation focused treatments.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

It has changed my life': How a dose of nature is treating mental illness

Dose of Nature prescribes outdoor time as mental health treatment, achieving 64% recovery rates compared to NHS talking therapies' 50%, with nature exposure providing serotonin boosts and immune system benefits through phytoncides.
Wellness
fromMail Online
2 months ago

A nutritionist reveals the wellness trends she would always be wary of

Expensive wellness products often make grand claims without strong scientific evidence and are unnecessary compared with basic diet, hydration, and lifestyle habits.
fromAlternative Medicine Magazine
2 months ago

Joint Pain: Why Most Treatments Mask the Problem and Why Regulation Matters for True Healing

It is one of the most common reasons that adults look for medical care. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 58 million adults who are living with doctor-diagnosed arthritis in the US alone. In addition to this, over 25 million people battle with daily limitations caused by joint pain. (CDC, 2024). Probably, even more concerning, is the fact that an estimated 15 million adults experience severe joint pain rated
Alternative medicine
fromAlternative Medicine Magazine
2 months ago

Organic & Natural Health Association Honors SENPA's Debra Short

The conference convened Organic & Natural Health members, board leaders, and industry stakeholders from across the supply chain. It opened with a keynote from Debra Short, executive director of , who reflected on the organization's history and reinforced the critical role independent retailers play as the frontline for consumer education and access. During the event, SENPA and Short were presented with the Organic & Natural Health Association Champion Award, honoring a longstanding commitment to advocacy, education, and compassion in support of independent natural products retailers.
Alternative medicine
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Why Mental Health Language Is Everywhere Now

Mental health terminology has migrated from clinical settings into everyday conversation, reducing stigma and increasing awareness, but clinical meanings shift in common speech, requiring precision for effective care and public discourse.
Medicine
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

7 normal-seeming symptoms that can be your body waving a red flag - Silicon Canals

Persistent subtle symptoms like unexplained weight loss and chronic bloating can signal serious underlying health issues and warrant prompt medical evaluation.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

You Want a Clinician Who Treats You as Person

Evidence Based Medicine was formalized in the 1990s, largely by Canadian physician David Sackett. Sackett described the goal of EBM is to replace hunches and habits with data and clinical trials. Clinical guidelines were developed involving protocols that tell doctors which drug to prescribe first, what dose to use, when to escalate treatment, and when to refer a patient to a specialist.
Medicine
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ayahuasca psychedelic DMT shows promise as depression therapy

A phase II clinical trial demonstrates that DMT, a psychoactive component from ayahuasca, significantly reduces depressive symptoms compared to placebo when combined with psychotherapeutic support.
Alternative medicine
fromAlternative Medicine Magazine
1 month ago

10 Tips for Combining Traditional and Modern Pain Management Techniques

Pain management doctors combine traditional techniques like acupuncture with modern therapies such as PRP and electrotherapy to create more effective, personalized treatment approaches.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Harm to Clients When Mental Health "Cures" are Promised

Unverified promises of psychological cures can create false hope and harm; treatment claims must be evidence-based, ethical, and framed with realistic expectations.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Misdiagnosed, Dismissed, and Running Out of Time

Autoimmune encephalitis frequently presents with psychiatric symptoms, causing diagnostic delays when patients are initially evaluated by non-neurological specialists rather than neurologists.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Benefits of Religiously Integrated Psychotherapy

An Islamically integrated psychotherapy model produced large distress reductions, showed nonlinear healing trajectories, and increased culturally and spiritually informed resources for Muslim clients.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Health Care Empathy Dilemma

Different empathy types affect caregivers differently: compassion empathy protects against burnout while contagion empathy increases burnout risk by merging others' emotions.
Alternative medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Help yourself to stronger immunity

The immune system can be enhanced through science-backed interventions including specific supplements, vaccines, and exercise, with omega-3 fatty acids and curcumin showing evidence of effectiveness while vitamin D proves less beneficial than previously claimed.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Seeking a Therapist in France? The Rules Are Complicated

France's mental health profession landscape is confusing because psychotherapy practice is unregulated, though some titles like psychologue, psychiatre, and psychothérapeute are legally protected with specific training requirements.
fromAlternative Medicine Magazine
2 months ago

7 Easy Tips for Grounding to Reduce Anxiety

In today's fast-paced world, stress and anxiety have become constant companions for many of us. It may feel impossible to get out from under our fears, worries, and other distressing thoughts. That's why learning how to get grounded is so important. Keep reading to discover seven quick and easy grounding techniques to reduce anxiety and help you enjoy a more peaceful, joyful life.
Alternative medicine
fromSocial Media Explorer
2 months ago

Do Mental Health Retreats Allow Social Media Access? - Social Media Explorer

The question of whether mental health retreats allow social media access does not have a universal answer. Different facilities approach digital connectivity in varying ways, reflecting their treatment philosophies and therapeutic goals. Most mental health retreats limit or completely restrict social media use during the initial phases of treatment, though specific policies can range from total digital detox to supervised access at designated times.
Mental health
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How Should You Pick a Therapist? What Should You Consider?

Approach initial therapy meetings as interviews to assess therapist fit, checking online presence for red flags and ensuring they specialize in your specific needs rather than claiming expertise in all areas.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How Much Should Your Therapist Share, and When Is It TMI?

Therapist self-disclosure, used thoughtfully and ethically, builds trust while cultural values and clear questions about approach and boundaries determine therapeutic fit.
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