Adults who were physically or sexually abused during childhood had an estimated twofold increased risk for developing ulcerative colitis, according to data from a Canadian population-based study. “We found that one-quarter of adults with...
We're in the midst of a " migrant crisis " as tens of thousands of brave, desperate people seek new lives in Europe, risking life and limb to get here. Amidst the tragedy and controversy, the continued plight of those people who actually make...
For the past decade, cutting-edge health care providers and researchers have increasingly pushed to integrate care for mental health and substance use problems within primary medical care for children and adolescents. Their hope is that...
Another day, another alarming brain-related story hits the news: Dementia is striking victims earlier and death rates are soaring Modern living has led to earlier dementia, says study In fact the study in question doesn’t show that....
Since March, it has been illegal to smoke cigarettes in public parks in Providence, Rhode Island. The ban followed similar measures in New York and many other cities. In Providence, the change has been celebrated as a boon to public...
Georgia has been illegally and unnecessarily segregating thousands of students with behavioral issues and disabilities, isolating them in run-down facilities and providing them with subpar education, according to an investigation by...
Up to 10 winning communities will each receive a $25,000 cash prize and have their success stories celebrated and shared broadly to inspire locally-driven change across the nation. Applications will be accepted August 10, 2015 through November...
Back in my thirties, I stealthily read se lf-help books that addressed healing from childhood abuse. Stealthily , because I had recently earned my doctorate from Stanford, a nd was living in Silicon Valley during...
What a Supreme Court justice calls for, someone is usually only too happy to provide. The court’s most influential member, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, opined in June that it might be time for the court to take a look at the widespread use...
Behind Bars, All Alone TO THE EDITOR: Re “ Punished for Life ” (Aug. 4): In the wake of President Obama’s pointed comments on the overuse and dangerous effects of solitary confinement, elected officials and prison and jail...
I first entered individual therapy in the late 1980s, in Manhattan. Once a week for six years I strolled happily northward up Columbus Avenue from my apartment to my therapist’s office in the West 90s. Our sessions were a high point of my week....
You may know the acclaimed poet Elizabeth Alexander from her reading at President Obama's 2009 swearing-in ceremony. Alexander, who teaches at Yale, published a new book earlier this year — but it's not poetry. The Light of the...
I had my first pelvic exam at age 13 in a juvenile detention center. It was a frightening, humiliating experience. There was no mother, auntie or other supportive female present to guide me and explain the procedure. Afterwards, as my fellow...
Netflix’s announcement, on Tuesday, that it will start offering new moms and dads up to a year of paid leave has the tone of a parent whose leniency is strategic: “At Netflix, we work hard to foster a ‘freedom and...
A handful of Silicon Valley companies provide employees with generous (at least by American standards) leave policies upon the birth or adoption of a child . Google offers 18 weeks of paid maternity leave. Facebook gives four months....