When BBC journalist Rory Carson sought online consultations for a potential mental health issue, three private clinics diagnosed him with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They...
The past few years have been filled with a seemingly endless stream of painful stories and images coming from across the globe, including the loss of...
Hoarding disorder is an under-recognised serious mental illness that worsens with age. It affects 2.5% of the working-age population and 7% of older adults. That’s about...
Warning: this article includes graphic descriptions of violence. Nearly 13,000 Australian children aged 10 to 17 sought help alone from specialist homeless services last year. Many...
The internet never ceases to amaze when it comes to the bizarre health crazes people are willing to try. One of the latest social media trends...
As we enter cold, flu and COVID season, Canada is continuing to experience a health-care crisis. One in six Canadians don’t have a family doctor and...
After a bump, we can expect a bruise. But what if we find ourselves bruising without any noticeable cause? What might be behind it? Should we...
This article is the next in The Conversation’s six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation to sleep apps today. Read other...
The effects of prolonged screen use during childhood have been extensively studied in recent years. Evidence indicates that excessive screen time is harmful both to neurological...
An advisory panel of the US Food and Drug Administration has found that a drug used in the majority of cold and flu products to treat...