Military leaders are planning to significantly expand their gun safety programs in an effort to stem suicides among service members, following the lead of other federal agencies and public health experts.

Vicarious trauma is a type of trauma that can cause mental health issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.

A new study offers clues about a potential cause of long Covid symptoms — and perhaps avenues for treatment — but experts warn against drawing major conclusions yet.

Every 9 seconds someone in the US sustains a head injury. Nearly half of all brain injuries are caused by a fall. Naturopathic Physician Greg Eckel, ND, shares why brain injuries are a leading cause of disability.

Defense Department officials on Wednesday acknowledged shortcomings in their suicide prevention programs as the number of lives lost to self harm in the ranks continues to increase. -- If you or someone you know is in crisis, help lines and resources are available here.

Kids who are exposed to war via media are more likely to develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. This is called vicarious trauma.

Having a long-term pet companion may delay memory loss and other kinds of cognitive decline, a new study has found. Pet ownership was especially beneficial for working verbal memory, such as memorization of word lists, according to the preliminary research.

Clinicians and policymakers should develop measures that further mitigate the risk of sport-related repetitive head injury after data released from the Australian Sports Brain Bank showed over half of donated brains had signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

“The most hallmark feature is profound fatigue,” Vanichkachorn said. Patients have reported feeling exhausted for hours or days after doing simple tasks, such as taking a dog for a walk around the block.

Other common symptoms include “brain fog,” or difficulties with cognition and memory, pulmonary issues such as shortness of breath or lingering cough, heart-related problems and gastrointestinal complaints.

Journalist Meghan O'Rourke has firsthand experience living with poorly understood chronic conditions. That has made her sensitive to the struggles of patients living with hard-to-diagnose diseases who often have had their symptoms dismissed by a medical system that can't pin them down.