14 h. ago Push to change ‘misogynistic’ name of one of the world’s most common surgeries

The name hysterectomy is rooted in a mental health condition – ‘hysteria’ – that was once believed to affect women

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15 h. ago DWP is offering people with certain conditions £441 payments a month

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) provides Attendance Allowance to help those with disabilities, chronic illnesses or mental or physical health challenges

Economics

18 h. ago How can RFK Jr ‘Make America healthy again’? He is ignoring the two biggest killers of American children | Devi Sridhar

The US health secretary’s latest report is more interested in vaccine scepticism than the brutal toll inflicted by guns and road traffic accidents“Make America healthy again”. We can all get behind this slogan and agree that much more could be done to improve the health of people living in the US. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health and human services secretary, recently released a report detailing the challenge of the US’s health. About 90% of it outlines the high rates of obesity, mental health issues and chronic disease, 10% covers vaccine scepticism, and 0% looks at solutions or any discussions of the systemic social and economic issues that drive much of the US’s health problems.But what surprised me more was a notable omission of the two biggest killers of American children. American children aren’t just unhealthier. They’re more likely to die in the first 19 years of life because of guns – both homicides and suicides – or in a road traffic accident than children in comparable ...

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20 h. ago DWP offering £441 payments for certain conditions – see full list of who is eligible

This cash is available to those with disabilities, chronic illnesses or mental or physical health challenges

Economics

20 h. ago ITV Emmerdale legend teases turmoil for fan favourite after horrific dog attack

Drama is picking up a pace for Emmerdale's Paddy. After worrying for his dad's mental health, the vet is set for a dreadful dog attack - and it turns everything on its head.

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33 h. ago Jamaican drug dealer claims she should be allowed to remain in the UK...because her six attempts to stay so far have been bad for her mental health

The woman, who has not been named, arrived in Britain in 2002 and was jailed for six years the following year for selling Class A drugs.

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34 h. ago Jamaican drug dealer claims she should be allowed to remain in the UK as her six attempts to stay so far have been bad for her mental health

The woman, who has not been named, arrived in Britain in 2002 and was jailed for six years the following year for selling Class A drugs.

Economics

37 h. ago Gunman fatally shot at Michigan church had attended services in past year

Gunman, identified as Brian Anthony Browning, 31, may have bee suffering mental health crisis, police sayThe man who opened fire outside a Michigan church filled with worshippers before he was struck by a vehicle and then fatally shot by security staff had attended services there a couple of times in the last year and his mother is a member, police said.The gunman, identified as Brian Anthony Browning, 31, did not have any previous contacts with local police or a criminal history, but may have been suffering a mental health crisis, the Wayne police department said in a news release. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Alanis Morissette says she ‘would not be alive’ without therapy: ‘I have a depressive tendency’

‘Ironic’ singer opened up about her mental health struggles ahead of her debut Glastonbury Festival performance

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58 h. ago From a punishing void to a chance to observe: how we can learn to wait in life | Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship

In a world of impatience, to live slowly is an act of quiet rebellion – a refusal to see time as a thiefThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workWaiting is an inevitable part of life. From the slow shuffle at the supermarket checkout to the more profound waiting between a medical test and its result, wait we must. Yet in a society hellbent on speed and efficiency waiting has become the enemy.Historically, the act of waiting had spiritual meaning: waiting for the Messiah or the second coming, waiting for sacred rain, or the return of the Sun God. But in today’s world, where time is money and productivity is a virtue, we’ve developed a pervasive impatience. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago The mental health revolution that is happening in England, but not here in Scotland

Mark Smith, co-founder of mental health charity The Joshi Project, writes about what he wants to see done in Scotland.

Politics

3 d. ago 'I tried new exercise routine for one week and it changed my life'

Many people practice yoga for its physical and mental health benefits. One woman has shared the 'mind-blowing' results she experienced after practicing yoga for just one week.

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3 d. ago Yoga in a Zimbabwe tavern is the latest mental health outreach in a struggling country

Before dawn in a tavern can be an unlikely time and place for a yoga session

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4 d. ago Tammy Hembrow's brother shares tale of woe about the consequences of his FIVE YEARS of steroid use and family issues

Tammy Hembrow 's half-brother shared a tale of woe about his drug addiction, family and mental health struggles.

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4 d. ago Mount Everest Base Camp fundraiser for Perth mental health charity

Former Perth Academy pupil Barry will spend nine days trekking in Nepal for city charity The Neuk.

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4 d. ago Welcome to a new ‘gloomcycle’ of news. Here’s how to stop compulsive scrolling | Margaret Sullivan

As Americans, we need to know what’s happening so we can act. But that doesn’t mean constant online immersionThe threat of a world war. Political assassinations. Federal raids on unsuspecting migrants.There seems to be no end to terrifying news these days. In fact, it comes at us so unceasingly that numbness can set in. Or even depression or melancholy, like a black cloud over every part of our lives. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Desperate mum in battle to keep her son safe after suffering unbearable tragedy

A desperate mother who has suffered unbearable tragedy is now in a battle to keep her son safe amid the chaos of mental health services and failures

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5 d. ago Market town jeweller, 66, was found hanged next to his wife's dead body after 'rapid deterioration' of his mental health during Covid, inquest hearing is told

A jeweller was found hanged near to his wife's dead body at their home after his mental health declined following the 'anxieties and challenges' of the covid pandemic, a coroner was told today.

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5 d. ago Heston Blumenthal breaks down as son shares emotional toll of his bipolar diagnosis on family

His new BBC documentary Heston: My Life With Bipolar explores how the condition affected both his personal life and mental health

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5 d. ago If you went to state school, do you ever feel British life is rigged against you? Welcome to the 93% Club | Alastair Campbell

The civil service, judiciary and media are still dominated by the privately educated 7%. Lasting change is not a pipe dream – but it’s up to usFor the first time in our history, we have a cabinet made up entirely of people who went to state schools. Several, including prime minister Keir Starmer, come from working-class backgrounds; some, such as deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, were raised in conditions of poverty that feel as if they ought to belong to another age.So far so good. What better signs could one ask for to show that Britain is a meritocracy, social mobility is real and anyone can rise to the top provided they have talent, commitment and determination?Alastair Campbell is a former journalist turned strategist and spokesperson for the Labour party. He is now a writer, podcaster, consultant strategist and mental health campaigner Continue reading...

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