Social media ‘doesn’t increase mental health problems in teens’

Spending time on social media platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok does not increase the risk of mental health issues among teenagers, a study claims. Isolation, cyberbullying and a supposed obsession with how we’re portrayed online has led to claims that social media is fuelling a rise in depression and other psychological disorders among … Read more

More than 40% of Americans struggling with mental health amid pandemic

More than 40% of Americans are struggling with mental health or substance use issues as rates DOUBLE amid the pandemic, CDC reveals CDC surveyed more than 5,400 US adults about their mental health in late-June 40% reported at least one sign of mental health issues, compared to about 20% of Americans who report such symptoms … Read more

Woman, 35, pregnant with first child reveals her husband is trying to make her have an abortion

A pregnant woman who has been ordered by her husband of two years to have an abortion has been advised by others to end the relationship – and have the baby. Posting anonymously on Mumsnet, the 35-year-old from Britain explained she has been with her husband for five years and married for two, however he … Read more

Woman, 35, pregnant with first child reveals her husband is trying to make her have an abortion

A pregnant woman who has been ordered by her husband of two years to have an abortion has been advised by others to end the relationship – and have the baby. Posting anonymously on Mumsnet, the 35-year-old from Britain explained she has been with her husband for five years and married for two, however he … Read more

Coronavirus US: Nine suffering grief for every person that dies

As the nation’s coronavirus death toll continues to climb, millions of loved ones are facing the emotional and physical consequences. For every American who passes away from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, nine family members are affected, a new study finds.     But it’s not just the grief they will face, the researchers, from … Read more

Huw Edwards weighed 16-and-a-half stone at heaviest amid depression battle following father’s death

Huw Edwards, 58, reveals he weighed 16-and-a-half stone at his heaviest as he battled depression following his father’s death – before shedding 3st after taking up boxing The news presenter struggled after father died from cancer in 2010, aged 75  Started eating to numb the pain and ballooned to 16-and-a-half stone at heaviest He enlisted … Read more

Huw Edwards reveals he battled depression after his father’s death – but took up boxing to cope

Huw Edwards, 58, reveals he battled ‘a proper kind of depression’ and was left feeling ‘helpless’ following his father’s death in 2010 – but took up boxing to cope Huw Edwards, 58, struggled after father died from cancer in 2010, aged 75  Started eating to numb the pain and ballooned to 16-and-a-half stone at heaviest … Read more

Aging baby boomers have 3.5% poorer cognitive function than their parents’ generations

For generations, Americans’ of reasoning and memory – known as cognitive function – got better and better, until the baby boomers came along, new research suggests.  Data on more than 30,000 people spanning six generations reveals that early- and mid-baby boomers, who were born between 1948 and 1959, show more signs of mental decline than … Read more