A total of 49,449 Americans died by suicide in 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. This is a 2.6% increase from 48,183 in 2021 and the highest number ever recorded, according to provisional numbers released in a new report from the federal health agency. The greatest increase was seen among adults […]
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Biden’s America: Bank lines today, bread lines tomorrow
First Republic Bank customers lined up to withdraw their money Saturday as fears of a more significant banking crisis have spread throughout the industry. In what looks an awful lot like the lead-up to the banking crisis in 2008, trading in several regional U.S. banks was halted on Friday amid a massive sell-off after the […]
Fetterman checks into Walter Reid for depression
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., “checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression” on Wednesday night, his chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, said Thursday. “While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks,” Jentleson said. Fetterman suffered a stroke last […]
Trump says, Get ready for a depression
Former President Donald Trump has warned that the nation could enter an economic depression due to the fiscal policies of President Joe Biden. Trump made the remark during a “Save America” rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on Friday night. The former president said that the country’s highest inflation rate in decades could lead to a […]
Repeal Of Obamacare Nightmare For Mental Health Care
Senate Republicans are already working to repeal the Affordable Care Act ― a move that could be devastating for those with mental illness. Eliminating the ACA would strip health insurance from an estimated 20 million Americans, including coverage for services that help some of the one in five Americans with a mental health condition. Most health plans […]
Past depression could mean worse chances to beat breast cancer
(Reuters Health) – Women with a history of depression may have lower survival odds with breast cancer than patients without past mental health problems, research in Denmark suggests. In the study of more than 45,000 women with early-stage breast malignancies, 13 percent of patients previously treated with antidepressants died within five years of their cancer […]
Striking new study links birth control to depression
“Today in vindication,” wrote a woman on Twitter on Tuesday, summarizing the way many have received a striking new study that found those who use birth control — especially teenage girls — may be at a significantly higher risk of experiencing depression. The research, published in JAMA Psychiatry, has been heralded as groundbreaking for its depth and breadth, […]