Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. This article is more than 3 years old. A U.S. Customs and Border ...

Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD, directs the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University and is author, most recently, of What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms ...

ANSWER: SSRIs, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, are among the most-used drugs for mental health problems, especially mood disorders like anxiety and depression. They have usefulness in ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The ...

Erin was diagnosed with a perforated appendix, but it took a decade of pain to find out what was wrong. She revealed that the ...

When Vermont legalized sports betting, it allocated funds to address problem gambling issues. The Department of Mental Health is now expanding those services.

Editor's Note: The following post by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) comments on the projections of national health spending from 2007 through 2017, published today by Sean Keehan and his colleagues at the ...

Expansive new research says that more than a third of women globally experience lasting health problems caused by childbirth, saying the conditions are often “neglected” and “ignored.” The study, ...

It’s not only the environment that’s at risk. Climate change -- marked by rising sea levels, ice loss and extreme weather -- is accelerating, according to a new report, which found that the five-year ...

Nearly 23% of high school students reported drinking at least one alcoholic beverage in the past 30 days; binge drinking was ...