No matter what life stage you are in, it is worth considering the well-being of your friendships. In my own case, I have lived in eight different U.S. states and moved across country several times, ...

Most of us are inveterate people labelers. Introduce us to a new person, and the labeling commences: What category—niche—best describes them? Are they extroverted? Are they easy conversationalists and ...

A physician can successfully treat a disease without helping a person heal. At first glance, that statement may seem contradictory. Isn't curing disease the same as healing? Not always. Imagine two ...

“Lucky girl syndrome” was a TikTok trend involving the repeated mental affirmation that one is the luckiest person alive in order to make it so. Explained on social media in terms of neuroscience and ...

They say that laughter is the best medicine. If you’ve ever been having a hard day but then told a good joke or, better yet, caught off guard by something comedic, you can likely attest to how levity ...

In Part 2 of this series on myths, I proposed that the protagonist Odysseus, portrayed by actor Matt Damon in their new film "The Odyssey" (2026), directed by Christopher Nolan, intentionally or not, ...

Not long ago, I wrote about my frustration with the way we use the word trigger. I hear another word being thrown around just as casually, and maybe even more often—narcissist. “My ex is a narcissist.

Jason Arday has dominated the British news media this week. I cannot remember a story building this fast, breaking news of fresh tidbits in the ongoing saga of the Cambridge professor whose version of ...

Recent research shows stimulant attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may boost alertness and motivation more than attention. Learn what this ...

Source: Gabriel Cirelli / Unsplash I have spent a surprising amount of my life believing that the answer to almost any problem is to try harder. If something isn't working, I work at it. I make a plan ...

Some of the heaviest burdens my patients have carried have never appeared on an MRI, a blood test, or a medical record. They arrive smiling. They apologise for taking up my time. They reassure me that ...

Direct-to-consumer attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) telehealth platforms typically deliver a 20-to-30-minute video visit supported by a self-report ...