Category: Washington Post

Now for sale: Data on your mental health

For years, data brokers have collected and resold Americans’ personal information. But the pandemic-fueled rise telehealth and therapy apps has spurred an even more contentious product line: Americans’ mental health data.

State attorneys general pick sides in Texas abortion pill lawsuit

Two groups of attorneys general filed conflicting opinions on Friday in a lawsuit seeking to overturn the FDA’s approval of abortion pills.

Danish study: Sound of traffic near home could lead to tinnitus

Women, people without a previous history of hearing loss, and people with higher education and income were at increased risk.

Can family medicine improve America’s mental health?

When patients walk into a doctor’s office, they bring all their needs — including concerns about mental health.

Daunting medical issues for earthquake survivors are just beginning

Water-borne diseases, such as cholera, and medication shortages are likely issues.

The antiabortion movement at a crossroads

The antiabortion movement spent nearly 50 years organizing around one goal: overturning Roe v. Wade. With that success, what’s next? We go inside the movement’s biggest annual event to examine its diverging paths and possible futures.

Biden says ‘covid no longer controls our lives.’ Is he right?

Health experts were pleased to hear the president acknowledge the persistent risk of covid-19 in his State of the Union address, but they suggest we stay vigilant.

Ohio train derailment: What are the risks of toxic vinyl chloride?

For people living near the train accident in East Palestine, Ohio, the risks include breathing toxic fumes and possible water contamination.

Fla. woman forced to fly to D.C. for abortion returns for State of the Union

Anabely Lopes was 15 weeks pregnant last year when doctors told her that her fetus had a fatal birth defect that would result in death within days of birth.

Charles Silverstein, who helped declassify homosexuality as illness, dies at 87

The psychologist, author and activist challenged the scientific and clinical basis of classifying homosexuality as a mental disorder.