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The drug in magic mushrooms, psilocybin, is on a path to medical use in Oregon and has been decriminalized in D.C. as cities and states begin to embrace its health benefits.

Ideally, mental wellness should be considered part of a healthy daily routine, like exercise. But even exercise is difficult to turn into a regular habit. Peloton addressed physical fitness by combining smart stationary bikes with live classes and community features to create an engaging experience. Now a new startup, MindLabs, is taking a similar approach to mental wellness.

Your partner accidentally drops you during a lift. You collide head-on with another dancer in rehearsal. Or you're hit in the face while you're spotting a turn. Even if you didn't lose consciousness, you may have a concussion.

President Trump has signed into law a bipartisan bill to create a three-digit number for mental health emergencies. The Federal Communications Commission had already picked 988 as the number for this hotline and aims to have it up and running by July 2022.

Racism and stigma make it harder for people of color to get services, and it’s gotten worse during the coronavirus pandemic.

There’s a reason why parents insist that kids wear helmets while riding bikes or scooters, and why many have become more hesitant before signing them up for Pee Wee football. We’ve learned a lot about concussions in recent years and, as parents, we’d really rather our children not experience head injuries.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi research project (BASIC) is the only major study of stroke in Mexican Americans, the largest segment of the nation's Hispanic population. 

When was the last time you felt the comforting touch of a loved one? Positive attitudes towards touch are linked with greater well-being and lower levels of loneliness, according to a new global study called The Touch Test, which took place mostly before the UK was in lockdown. Claudia Hammond looks at the results and asks how our need for touch has changed because of the pandemic.

COVID-19 is having an impact on our mental health, which can interfere with our work. That makes it an employer's problem, too. While talking more openly and providing employee resources about mental health can help destigmatized issues, it's still a tough conversation to have with your boss.

A promotional video posted by the N.H.L. that glorified pain showed a disturbing embrace of violence by the league. The post has since been deleted.

While the risk of head injury is relatively low in cycling – approximately 5-13% – compared to contact sports such as rugby, the consequences of a head impact when riding at speeds of over 40 kilometre per hour can be life changing or worse.