Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human ...

In the first directive since his nomination to secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thrust psychiatric medications and their use among children into the national spotlight.

Depression is a mental illness that can make everyday tasks feel difficult. But health professionals can offer many tools to help keep symptoms at bay. Depression, also referred to as major depressive ...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of medications primarily used to treat depression and anxiety disorders. Feeling down or anxious occasionally can be a typical part of life, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images / solidcolours In 2017, Julie moved to Massachusetts to start a new job in biotech. She was maintaining her ...

Higher levels of serotonin may worsen tinnitus, a new study in mice suggests. So, what does this mean for SSRI users?

The drugs come with special risks for older patients, and there's no good evidence to support their use as pain relief in seniors Doctors may want to think twice about the practice, researchers said ...

As someone who’s lived in Phoenix for a few years, I’m pretty familiar with pavement-scorching, triple-digit temps. And while I can get as heat-fatigued as the next person, for the most part, I just ...