Gambling bodies move to deny student loan and social grant beneficiaries access to gambling
Following Daily Maverick’s reporting that revealed that some tertiary education students are deep into online gambling and are…
Most Instagram users mistake habitual scrolling for addiction, study finds
Instagram users may overestimate the extent to which they are addicted to the platform, according to research conducted…
Genetic signals reveal why erectile dysfunction develops and who is most at risk
New genomic evidence unmasks the biological pathways driving erectile dysfunction, linking cardiometabolic disease and addiction traits to ED…
Fisherman Creates First Program that Let’s Doctors Give Angling Prescriptions for Anxiety – Now Wins King’s Award
Tackling Minds uses fishing to tackle mental health – via SWNS After fishing turned out to be the…
‘I Didn’t Think I Would See My 30th Birthday.’
Jodie Sweetin instantly captured the hearts of Americans as 5-year ‘Stephanie Tanner’ on the hit show Full House…
Study finds early neural markers of addiction risk differ between boys and girls
The roots of addiction risk may lie in how young brains function long before substance use begins, according…
Brent Cooper named new associate director for mental health and addiction at Whanganui Hospital
Cooper has more than 20 years of experience in mental health and addiction at MidCentral and spent the…
I divorced my husband because of his cycling addiction
As research shows high levels of depression among extreme exercisers, one woman says she became resentful as her…
Telehealth prescribing of Ritalin, addiction medications OK’d again
The Trump administration appears poised to extend a temporary, Covid-era rule allowing health providers to prescribe certain controlled…
‘My Husband Bet $300,000’: How Gambling Hurts Relationships
Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photos: Getty The details of two recent, high-profile illegal-gambling indictments read like a screenplay by…
New NIH grants fuel research in oral cancer treatment and pain relief
Researchers at the School of Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University…
Recovered addict Mark Kempster backs move to ban betting advertising at state-owned venues
Ryk GoddardSo you’ve had a gambling addiction? Mark KempsterI’ve had a really bad one. Mark KempsterI’m always an…