A new study from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health suggests that an online course on self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly improved learners’ mental health outcomes. In the paper, published in the American Journal of Health Education on June 4, the researchers tracked 216 learners who took a health behavior course on […]

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, serious mental health concerns impacted a significant portion of students in Detroit public schools, a new report shows. More than half of student respondents in the Detroit Public Schools Community District had experienced symptoms of anxiety or depression, and an alarming 23% had seriously considered attempting suicide within the past

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Hurricane Hunters will investigate the low in the Lower Gulf on Thursday. A tropical depression and possibly a storm is expected to form by Friday as it heads in the direction of the Louisiana coastline. What is not known at this time is where the heaviest rain will fall. At this

Meteorologists are monitoring the Gulf of Mexico for a potential tropical depression. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell said there is a 90% chance of tropical development in the Gulf over the next three or four days. “Right now, it looks like it’s going to take a track that would keep it east of the

NEW YORK, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The US is facing a mental health crisis like never before. Since 1999, suicide rates have increased 35 percent; approximately 8 million deaths each year are attributable to mental disorders; and at any given time, 18% of adults in the U.S. are living with mental illness. Mental health

NEW YORK, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The US is facing a mental health crisis like never before. Since 1999, suicide rates have increased 35 percent; approximately 8 million deaths each year are attributable to mental disorders; and at any given time, 18% of adults in the U.S. are living with mental illness. Mental health

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Hurricane Hunters will investigate the low in the Lower Gulf on Thursday. A tropical depression and possibly a storm is expected to form by Friday as it heads in the direction of the Louisiana coastline. What is not known at this time is where the heaviest rain will fall. At this

Key Takeaways With the largest genome-wide association study on depression to date, researchers have identified 178 specific gene variants linked to depression. Depression is a mental health disorder born from both biological and environmental factors. Findings like these can help scientists better understand the biology of depression and therefore improve the diagnosis and treatment of

The odds of development of a tropical depression or lower end tropical storm in the Gulf remains high (near 90% per the National Hurricane Center) before the end of the week, with impacts likely for Louisiana into this weekend. Rob Perillo/KATC Based on Wednesday’s model trends, although the center of this potential system is likely

The system likely won’t do much over the next couple of days, but it could be a big rainmaker along the Gulf Coast starting Friday. Author: wwltv.com Published: 7:54 AM CDT June 15, 2021 Updated: 7:52 AM CDT June 15, 2021