Be Well: Understanding Contributing Factors to Suicide
With September being suicide prevention month, we're continuing to raise awareness and provide options to people suffering with mental health issues. Dr. Liat Jarkon, director for the Center of Behavioral Health/NYIT, returned to 'beWell' to provide tips on how families can navigate hard conversations surrounding mental wellness and suicide.
Doctors in Taiwan made a surprising discovery when a 64-year-old female patient complained of a clicking and rustling sound in her ear, which turned out to be a spider.
Many DNA tests on the market offer a glimpse into what makes your individual character, including who your ancestors are and some can even analyze your risk for developing certain diseases. Cheddar News spoke with Sam Beeler, chief strategy officer with Nebula Genomics; Eleanor Griffith, a certified genetic counselor; and Dr. Neil Iyengar, a medical oncologist with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center about the process involved in checking DNA and its effectiveness.
A new study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry that involved 80 participants with moderate to severe depression found hot yoga could have some positive impacts on mental health.