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Why anxiety is the new baseline and what science says makes a difference

Why anxiety is the new baseline and what science says makes a difference

Why anxiety is the new baseline and what science says makes a difference As anxiety becomes increasingly common across age groups and lifestyles, researchers and mental health professionals are learning more about what actually helps people manage stress, uncertainty, and chronic worry. Anxiety is no longer something people whisper about

How states’ moves to call abortion drugs ‘controlled substances’ can make childbirth more dangerous and interfere with legal, safe and necessary healthcare

How states’ moves to call abortion drugs ‘controlled substances’ can make childbirth more dangerous and interfere with legal, safe and necessary healthcare

The number of abortions in the U.S. rose by 21% between 2020 and 2025 – despite the fact that 20 states have passed laws banning or severely restricting abortion care, overturned the constitutional right to abortion. The increase is largely due to the growing adoption of medication abortion and the

Montana's Median Home Price Has Increased 106.2% in Just 10 Years, 5th Largest Spike in U.S.

Montana's Median Home Price Has Increased 106.2% in Just 10 Years, 5th Largest Spike in U.S.

While the U.S. real estate market appears to finally be cooling down, home price growth has been a defining economic trend in recent years. Over the past decade, U.S. home values grew by more than 81%, compared to average hourly earnings which saw a modest 47% increase. Consequently,

More than 1 billion people now living with a mental disorder

More than 1 billion people now living with a mental disorder

By Stephen Beech Mental disorders have nearly doubled since 1990 — now affecting more than one billion people worldwide, according to new research. Mental health is now the leading cause of years lived with disability globally, accounting for more than one in six of all disability cases globally, suggests the study.

Looksmaxxing isn’t just a TikTok trend – it often reflects severe body image issues in teen boys and young men

Looksmaxxing isn’t just a TikTok trend – it often reflects severe body image issues in teen boys and young men

(ANN ARBOR, MI) Punishing regimens of facial exercises. Intentional starvation. Reshaping the jawline or cheekbones by smashing them with a hammer or chisel. These are some of the more extreme behaviors in a practice called looksmaxxing – an effort to maximize one’s looks at all costs – that’s attracting an

Reduced health insurance payments for hospital births had a bigger impact on sterilization rates than correcting an injustice

Reduced health insurance payments for hospital births had a bigger impact on sterilization rates than correcting an injustice

For decades, female sterilization has been one of the most common forms of birth control in the U.S.: 11.5% of U.S. women, ages 15-49, use female sterilization as their primary contraceptive method – nearly identical to the pill. But the history of sterilization is also deeply entangled

Multi-agency operation leads to arrests in Gallatin County

In the early morning hours of May 21, search warrants were simultaneously executed at several locations throughout Gallatin County and resulted in the arrest of multiple people on federal charges. The large-scale, multi-location operation intended to target illegal drug trafficking activity in Gallatin County was undertaken by the