Health

US drugs regulator gives LSD ‘breakthrough’ status for treating anxiety – why this is so significant

LSD was accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz pharmaceutical company in Switzerlan...

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I contributed to the Misogyny In Music report – it’s sadly unsurprising that its recommendations have been rejected

The Misogyny In Music report, published in January 2024 by the Women And Equalities Committee, was t...

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Self-immolation is an extreme form of protest that is both common and familiar in the US

Images of Maxwell Azarello, engulfed in flames, spread worldwide recently after he set himself on fi...

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Megan Rapinoe, others urge NCAA to not ban trans athletes from women's sports

Former U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe and WNBA legend Sue Bird were among the current and ...

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Why Write Memoir? Two Debut Authors Weigh In

What is the point of memoir? And why might an author choose to process their life experiences throug...

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Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems

It's not just TikTok. Solen Feyissa/Flickr, CC BY-SAWhen President Joe Biden signed a US$95 billion...

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US senators demand answers on closure plan for California women's prison where inmates were sexually abused

Nearly all inmates have been transferred out of a troubled women's prison set to be shut down in Cal...

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Army reservist who warned Maine killer would 'snap' before shooting to testify

A U.S. Army reservist who sounded the clearest warning ahead of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting is...

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A centenarian who starts her day with gentle exercise and loves walks shares 5 longevity tips, including staying single

Joyce Preston at 100 years old at her care home, and Preston as a young woman.Abney Court Care UK/ J...

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What Taylor Swift Sees in “The Albatross”

How do you get the albatross off your neck? You know, your albatross. Your own dank collar of bird c...

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Michigan doctor who revealed Flint water crisis now takes on child poverty

Mona Hanna-Attisha launched a program to provide funds during a newborn’s first year – and wants...

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When Meaningful Work Backfires

It’s easy to let high stress steal our full attention. Often, high stress leaves us ...

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Inside the NYT-White House Feud

When news broke one Saturday night in March 2023 that President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Fe...

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Grattan on Friday: Social media companies can’t be immune from the need for a social licence

In the free-for-all between the Australian government and Big Tech boss Elon Musk this week, the gov...

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Have we reached peak dumbphone yet?

Gen Z is sick of smartphones—and big brands are starting to catch on. For the past several ...

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50 Honest People Share The Most Socially Unacceptable Things About Themselves

Some secrets are bigger than others. No matter how open and honest we might think we are, there are ...

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55 Times People Had To Ask, “Damn, You Live Like This?”

No matter what your home is like, that environment becomes your normal. You might be used to sharing...

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“Police Had To Break It Up”: 57 People Recall Their School’s Biggest Scandal

Most people carry around a school memory that has stuck with them forever. For some, those are happy...

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The Norwegian ban on smart phones in middle schools

Here is a new paper by Sara Abrahamsson. Perhaps there is Norwegian exceptionalism at work, but th...

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Vaping now more common than smoking among young people – and the risks go beyond lung and brain damage

By 2023, one in nine children had tried vaping. Daisy Daisy/ShutterstockVaping is now more common th...

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How Anzac deaths changed the way we mourn to this day

Aussie~mobs/FlickrVictor Farr, a private in the 1st Infantry Battalion, was among the first to land...

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