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☆ Why the public cares so much about Oprah Winfrey’s body
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Such scrutiny is the product of diet culture, the influences and messages that affect how we eat, based on cultural pressure to attain an ideal body type, experts say. And with increasing changes in access to food, exercise and health care, people’s weight is becoming more out of their individual control, she added. A 2019 meta-analysis showed that more than 80% of weight loss is regained after five years. One idea is that diet culture keeps a check on power. Comments and criticisms you make about other people’s bodies also influence the way you feel about your own body, Conason said.

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☆ Marcellus Williams execution brings fresh scrutiny to Supreme Court’s death penalty approach
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The Supreme Court has a limited role to play death penalty cases,” said Paul Cassell, a University of Utah law professor who is representing a victim’s family in another death penalty case before the high court this year. Another involves an Alabama man who claims he is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for execution under Supreme Court precedent. The Supreme Court’s approach to death penalty appeals is “to correct severe misapplications of constitutional law by America’s state court systems,” said Seth Kretzer, a Texas attorney who has represented death row inmates at the Supreme Court. Alabama is appealing that decision to the Supreme Court and has been waiting more than year for an answer. In Oklahoma, Brenda Andrew faces the death penalty for the 2001 shooting death of her estranged husband.

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The good news is that recent data suggests a decline in overdose deaths, the first significant drop in decades. Skyrocketing overdose deaths are nearly unavoidable, regardless of whether a state enforces tough penalties for drug possession or decriminalizes it. Since 2021, at least two-thirds of America’s 100,000 annual overdose deaths involved a synthetic opioid like fentanyl. Overdose deaths in the Northeast Deaths per 100,000 people Looking at regional overdose deaths shows this pattern clearly. It’s not coincidental that the exponential rise in overdose deaths has occurred in tandem with a profound increase in income inequality.

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☆ What is chroming? Here’s what parents should know
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“(Chroming) can become addictive when it’s done over and over again.”Here’s what else you should know about the risks of chroming, signs of dependency and how to talk to young people about the practice. Chroming can also be fatal, and the amount and frequency necessary for that outcome to play out is unpredictable, experts said. Protecting kids from substance misusePreventing kids from chroming can be difficult since the items used are often household or hobby items. “The best way to approach chroming is to approach it like other dangers — an ongoing conversation over time,” Choi said. If you notice chroming is a recurring problem for your child, they may have a dependency they can’t easily stop despite your intervention, Pizon said.

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☆ UNGA: Inside one of the biggest security operations in America: Protecting thousands of visiting world leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Richard Roth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

United Nations headquarters CNN —It’s one of the biggest security operations in America: Protecting thousands of world leaders and their entourages at the annual high level United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. High shots from cameras looking at nearby corners outside the UN are always on. The UN security officials said its impossible to monitor all 1400 cameras at the same time but there are personnel checking out the scene. New York police and diplomatic security are tasked with rushing long and short motorcades from hotels across Manhattan to the UN and back. UN security officials say their priority is providing a secure environment.

Persons: CNN —, It’s, They’ve, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, ” Organizations: Nations, CNN, United Nations, Assembly, UN, New York Police Department, Secret Service, New York, New York Stock Exchange, New Locations: America, New York, Manhattan

☆ LGBTQ+ adults may have higher risk of poor brain health, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Studying brain health among diverse populationsTo tackle the gap in knowledge, the authors studied participants enrolled in the United States-based All of Us Research Program between May 2017 and June 2022. The authors included only dementia, stroke and late-life depression in their list of brain health outcomes since those are some of the most prominent diseases that affect neurological, psychiatric and cognitive aspects of the brain. Of the 393,041 adults age 51 on average, about 10% belonged to sexual or gender minority groups. Of that subset, 97% identified as a sexual minority and 11% as a gender minority, but these two groups weren’t mutually exclusive. However, the reasons behind this effect remain elusive.”There is no evidence that being a sexual or gender minority alone causes worse brain health, experts said.

Persons: ”, Shufan Huo, Riccardo Manca, wasn’t, Huo, ” Huo, “, Amir Ahuja, Manca, ” Manca, Ahuja, ” Ahuja, won’t Organizations: CNN, Yale University School of Medicine, Brunel University London, Us Research, Los Angeles LGBT Center, Trans Survey Locations: United States

☆ Sarco suicide pod: Arrests after American woman dies in Switzerland in controversial machine
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Zurich, Switzerland Reuters —Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time, authorities said on Tuesday. Police in the northern canton of Schaffhausen bordering Germany said the so-called “Sarco” capsule had been deployed in a wood in the municipality of Merishausen on Monday. Willet was the only other person present when the woman ended her life, the spokesperson said. In a statement issued by The Last Resort, Willet had described the death as “peaceful, fast and dignified.”The Last Resort spokesperson said the woman had passed psychiatric evaluations prior to ending her life. It is the brainchild of Philip Nitschke, an Australian physician famous for his work on assisted suicide since the 1990s.

Persons: ”, Florian Willet, Willet, Philip Nitschke, Elisabeth Baume, Schneider Organizations: Switzerland Reuters — Swiss, . Police, Prosecutors Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Germany, Merishausen, Dutch, Swiss

☆ It's OK to opt out of political conversations if you need a break—and more tips for managing news burnout
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

While it's important to stay up-to-date with the news, it can be draining, especially during presidential election years. Seventy percent of American adults reported feeling anxious about current events, according to an April poll of more than 2,200 people by the American Psychiatric Association. Thriving Center of Psychology conducted a similar survey this summer, with 72% of the 1,031 participants reporting that they are stressed about the upcoming election. The social media landscape may only be amplifying that political anxiety. We spoke to De Gannes and Elisabeth Morray, a licensed psychologist, about how to identify signs of anxiety and burnout from news consumption, and how to address it.

Persons: Gannes, De Gannes, Elisabeth Morray Organizations: American Psychiatric Association, Psychology, of Psychology, CNBC

☆ My mom died when she was 48. I'm 46, and I'm worried I won't see my kids grow up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Jason Keil | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I felt a tremendous sense of guilt when my mother unexpectedly died on Christmas Eve in 2004 at the young age of 48. I think some of it stems from the guilt I've felt over her death. "But it's not a given that if your mom or dad died young, you're definitely going to die young." "Guilt is there because our culture does not provide children, especially young ones, with the reason why their parents died," she explains. Soon, she says, I will begin to realize that just because my mother died young doesn't mean I will, too.

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☆ Morgan Stanley says this pharma stock can rally more than 60% thanks to its narcolepsy treatment
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Centessa Pharmaceuticals could be at the forefront of a leading narcolepsy treatment that can send its shares soaring, according to Morgan Stanley. One of the company's drugs is ORX750 for the treatment of sleep-wake disorders, including narcolepsy type 1 and 2, or NT1 and NT2. Additionally, Centessa is developing ORX142 for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness, or EDS, in certain neurological, neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. The drug is designed to increase wakefulness, reduce cataplexy and potentially be a novel treatment for narcolepsy type 1. Given the firm's view of ORX750 as a now de-risked mechanism for treating narcolepsy, Hung modeled a higher peak market share for the treatment in NT1 by 2036.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Jeffrey Hung, narcolepsy, Hung Organizations: Pharmaceuticals, IH, EDS Locations: NT1, NT2

☆ John Banuelos: What to know about the Jan. 6 shooter arrested three years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Thomas Lake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +33 min

He was still at large in July 2021, when he took part in a fight in Salt Lake City that left another man dead. He’d been living in a park in downtown Salt Lake City, and he’d decided to cook for his hungry new friends. The Salt Lake City Police Department also declined, even though its investigation into Senn’s death was complete. In recent years he appeared to split his time between Chicago and Salt Lake City. Mark Peterson/ReduxReturning to Salt Lake City by unknown methods, Banuelos resumed his frequent appearances in local police reports.

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Many mental health advocates worry whether the Georgia community will receive the mental health support it is likely to need in the wake of the shooting. Andy Miller for KFF Health NewsSo health providers worry that in the coming days, months, and years the community will struggle to find help for their mental health needs. Georgia ranks nearly last among states in access to mental health care resources, according to Mental Health America, a nonprofit that advocates for increased mental health spending. The lack of mental health care remained a top concern in the region during a follow-up assessment in 2022. But immediately following the shooting, mental health providers across the region still had to cobble together free resources for area residents.

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☆ Brain scans show teen girls aged 4 years faster than boys during COVID lockdowns. We asked the researcher what that means long-term.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThe average acceleration for teen girls was 4.2 years, compared to 1.4 for boys. It comes at a time when teen girls have seen a sharp rise in sadness and hopelessness, often attributed to social media use. The team measured cortical thinning, a natural process that usually begins in late childhood and is believed to improve cognitive performance. Cortical thinning isn't always negativeCorrigan said there's a lot we still don't know about cortical thinning, such as whether it's reversible. It's believed that the cortex thins to reduce the effect the environment has on brain development, Corrigan said.

Persons: —, COVID lockdowns, Dr, Neva Corrigan, Corrigan, It's, Bradley, Peterson Organizations: Service, University of Washington, Business, Children's Hospital Los, New York Times Locations: Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Taking a high dose of ADHD drugs is linked to more than five times greater risk of developing psychosis or mania, according to a new study published Thursday in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The research is among the first to find a relationship between escalating doses of the drugs — amphetamines, in particular — and a greater likelihood of psychotic symptoms. The drugs include Adderall, Vyvanse and generic amphetamines, such as dextroamphetamine. The medium dosage — 20 mg to 40 mg of Adderall, 50 mg to 100 mg of Vyvanse or 15 mg to 30 mg of dextroamphetamine — was linked to a 3.5 times higher risk. There was no increased risk of psychosis with another ADHD drug, Ritalin, which isn’t an amphetamine.

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☆ Study shows how the pandemic may have affected teens’ brains
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Teens need our support now more than ever.”Significant socioemotional development occurs during adolescence, along with substantial changes to brain structure and function. The researchers originally intended to track ordinary adolescent brain development over time, starting with MRIs the authors conducted on participants’ brains in 2018. The study revealed accelerated cortical thinning in the post-pandemic brains of teens — occurring in 30 brain regions across both hemispheres and all lobes for girls, and in only two regions for boys. The prevalence of the thinning amounted to 43% and 6% of the studied brain regions for girls and boys, respectively. The regions affected in boys’ brains are involved in processing objects in the visual field as well as faces.

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☆ Fontana, California: Police pressured him to confess to a murder that never happened
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Rachel Clarke | Shimon Prokupecz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +35 min

The medication, it took over, and we need to find Daddy right now.”Later, Perez asked for medical attention. She knows, because she was walking through all the blood.”Time and again they asked Perez to imagine what could have happened. “They picked me up, they read me my rights and my mind’s going, ‘What’s going on?’,” the elder Perez told CNN. The elder Perez told CNN the samples had been identified as coming from a male, but that was all. Harrell, whose office is counsel to the city of Fontana, asked CNN to return any video it had, unaired.

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☆ National Suicide Prevention Month: How to reduce suicide risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Not everyone who attempts suicide has a mental health conditionOne of many common myths about suicide is that only people with mental health conditions have suicidal thoughts or attempt suicide. Describing a suicide attempt as “successful” is also problematic, as taking one’s life is not a positive achievement. “Failed suicide attempt” can suggest that surviving isn’t the best outcome or that there’s something lacking in the character or willpower of the attempter. Given these factors, when referring to suicide, appropriate language includes “died by suicide,” “fatal suicide attempt,” “killed herself” or “took his own life,” experts said. Acceptable shorthand ways to communicate not dying from an attempt include “nonfatal suicide attempt” or simply “suicide attempt.”Using more compassionate language to discuss suicide can also improve empathy and strategies for reducing suicide risk, experts said.

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☆ Traveling to die: The latest form of medical tourism
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Debwaldman | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

At that point, she would have had to travel to Switzerland — or live in the District of Columbia or one of the 10 states where medical aid in dying was legal. (Montana effectively allows aid in dying through a 2009 court decision, but that ruling doesn’t spell out rules around residency. In Oregon, 23 out-of-state residents died using medical assistance in 2023, just over 6% of the state total, according to the Oregon Health Authority. She would’ve preferred to travel from her home in Pennsylvania to neighboring New Jersey for medical aid in dying, but it is allowed there only for state residents. Instead she has arranged to die in Vermont, one of two states that explicitly allow medical aid in dying for nonresidents.

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Janet Mills launched the commission a month after the Oct. 25 shooting killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar. Wathen said the commission's investigatory process was slowed by Army bureaucracy in obtaining information but that the military remained cooperative. But the sergeant said law enforcement was stymied at the time because Card refused to answer his door. There were also communication gaps between the Army and the civilian hospital, the report found, which can be improved in future cases. The military in its report denied that any brain-related injury was linked to his military service.

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☆ These high-dividend-yielding stocks could see a rebound as rates decline, BMO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Now could be a good time to start buying stocks with high dividend yields, according to BMO Capital Markets. The highest-paying S & P 500 stocks have significantly underperformed the index over the last year and a half, even with the rebound they've enjoyed in recent months, said chief investment strategist Brian Belski. They are rated outperform by the firm's analysts and fall within the top 25% of S & P 500 stocks by dividend yield. Digital Realty Trust, which pays a 3.28% dividend yield, owns, develops and operates data centers — which are expected to see surging demand thanks to AI . Host Hotel & Resorts, which owns luxury and upper-upscale hotels, has a 4.92% dividend yield and is down 16% so far this year.

Persons: they've, Brian Belski, Belski, AbbVie Organizations: BMO Capital Markets, Federal, Fed, BMO, Pfizer, pharma, AbbVie, Cerevel Therapeutics, American Electric Power, Southern Company, Utilities, Digital Realty Trust, Host Hotels, Resorts Locations: Southern

☆ Decline in Veterans’ Homelessness Spurs Hopes for a Broader Solution
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jason Deparle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After two years in the Air Force and decades on Skid Row, Steve Allen was spending his senior years living in his car. Home for Babs Ludikhuize, an Air Force veteran recovering from domestic violence, was in psychiatric care. Now all three have comfortable apartments with subsidized rents, and they embody what many analysts call the greatest success in homelessness policy — the decline in homeless veterans. Progress in the veterans program has slowed as rising rents displace more tenants and make it harder to help them regain housing. But while homelessness among veterans rose last year, the increase was smaller than other groups faced.

Persons: Steve Allen, John Sullivan, “ Patton, ”, Babs Ludikhuize Organizations: Air Force, Army, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Housing, Urban

☆ Behind McKenzie Long’s Olympic debut, a mother’s love and a profound grief
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Then she was one of the darlings of the Olympic trials. It pushes me through.”Gabby Thomas and McKenzie Long embrace after the 200-meter at U.S. Olympic trials. Running for Ole Miss, McKenzie Long was 2024 NCAA outdoor champion in the 100- and 200-meter. I got us.”An open book like her mother, she’s talked of her bouts with anxiety, and how overwhelming the transition to professional has been. GO DEEPER Gabby Thomas, Olympic 200-meter favorite, is firmly in the spotlight — and ready for it(Top photo of McKenzie Long during U.S. Olympic trials: Charlie Neibergall / AP)

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☆ What your teen actually wants you to do when they are upset
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Maybe a hug from a parent no longer solves problems for a teen as it did in their childhood. But when it comes to teenage mental health, adults can do a lot to help, according to new data. The survey found that 1 in 6 parents have a hard time comforting and communicating with their teen. ridvan_celik/E+/Getty ImagesThe worsening mental health and rising stakes of teens often puts parents in a difficult place. That scenario is why it’s important for parents and caregivers to have their own mental health resources, said Dr. Whitney Trotter, a doctor of nursing practice, psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner and registered dietitian in Austin, Texas.

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☆ How VC Stephen Hays scraped his life off rock bottom after addiction and a bipolar diagnosis to tackle mental health stigma
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Some parents had voiced concerns about Hays' "background," he told Business Insider. In 2020, he started What If Ventures, a venture firm focused on investing in mental health startups. Hays's new public persona as a staunch mental health advocate also puts a certain pressure on him to perform his recovery — "and I hate that," he said. He wants to show people struggling with their own mental health that working to get well is good enough. Advertisement"I don't just want to destigmatize addiction and mental health issues — I want to destigmatize the journey of getting better," he said.

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☆ John Hinckley Jr. and the Madness of American Political Violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Mark O Connell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The federal court that granted his release did so on certain conditions. In 2022, not long after his mother died, the last of those restrictions were lifted. Hinckley had by then opened a Twitter account and amassed thousands of followers. !” His following grew, and he quickly began to use his platform to release music and promote upcoming gigs. But every single one of them was canceled before he could play, as a result of backlash, including anonymous threatening emails, received by the venues.

Persons: Ronald Reagan, Jodie Foster —, John W, Hinckley Jr, Jo Ann, Hinckley, Ronald Reagan —, Timothy McCarthy, Thomas Delahanty, James Brady Organizations: Secret Service Locations: St, Washington ,, Williamsburg, Va

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