Healthy Living
Three-Quarters of Americans Are Lonely
A new poll finds 75% of American adults feel a sense of loneliness—an increase from the 72% of people who… Read More ›
Recognizing and Raising a Transgender Child
Transgender people make up a small percent of the population; estimates range from .6% to 3%. One reason this group… Read More ›
Treating mental illness during pregnancy
In the U.S., the prevailing attitude about pregnancy is baby first. Unfortunately, for women with mental illness, this often means… Read More ›
Schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s share abnormal protein buildup in brains of some patients, research finds
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found new evidence that schizophrenia in some patients can be marked by the buildup… Read More ›
Physicians call for policies to disarm older patients with dementia
Gun-owning baby boomers pose a looming crisis, according to an article in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Survey: 38% of parents say their children experience anxiety
Nearly two in five parents say their child suffers from anxiety, according to a new survey commissioned by the American Osteopathic Association and conducted online by The Harris Poll.
Chronic dizziness can be caused by psychiatric disorder, study finds
While most cases of chronic dizziness result from a physical disorder, psychiatric issues can be a cause—or a consequence—of chronic… Read More ›
Americans are lonely—and it’s affecting our health
Americans are lonely and our health is suffering for it. Isolation is often an underlying factor in many of… Read More ›
Adult bullying: Survey finds 31% of Americans have been bullied as an adult
Bullying doesn’t always end with high school. Some lunchroom bullies grow up to become office bullies.
A recent survey conducted by Harris… Read More ›
Battling insomnia? Sleep training can help
For the estimated 60 million Americans struggling with insomnia, sleep training is an underutilized treatment that can move patients away from medication to a lifetime of better sleep, according to osteopathic physicians.