Postpartum depression (PPD), sometimes called perinatal depression, is a type of severe depression that happens to some people after giving birth. In most cases, PPD occurs within the first three ...

New research suggests that a severe and specific form of depression involves a systemic disruption linking the immune system ...

Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, may offer immediate relief for depressive symptoms, according to a recent study published in eBioMedicine. Researchers from the University of Birmingham ...

A “deprescribing” movement is building up in the psychiatry field, aimed at helping patients reduce or stop their medications ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. A new mutated strain of the common flu, Influenza H3N2, subclade ...

Deep brain stimulation—implants in the brain that act as a kind of "pacemaker"—has led to clinical improvements in half of the participants with treatment-resistant severe depression in an open-label ...

As flu season gets underway, global health experts are increasingly worried about a new strain of the virus that popped up in June — four months after the makeup of this year's flu shots had been ...

ICE tracking app sues Trump admin for abuse of govt power, censorship; says admin pressured Apple to remove app ...

The Pennsylvania senator has always been a character: a hulking six-foot-eight, doing interviews in hoodies, not nearly liberal enough to satisfy much of his Democratic Party. Fetterman, you’ll recall ...

As the days become shorter and nights get longer, many brace for the winter blues. But what actually causes them? For decades, seasonal depression has been blamed on the lack of sunlight, but a new ...

Dance as a performative art form alleviates perceived symptoms of depression, helps to understand its root causes and promotes self-actualization, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland ...