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Mental health has become one of the defining public health challenges of our time. While counselling and medication remain important components of treatment, healthy lifestyle choices can promote mental wellbeing and complement professional care

A new study by researchers at UC Davis Health and Kaiser Permanente found that higher exposure to very small air pollution particles (PM2.5) over a 17-year span was associated with lower semantic memory. Semantic memory acts like the brain’s “encyclopedia” for things like facts, words and long-term general knowledge

If your partner’s breathing, snoring, movements or middle-of-the-night bathroom trips wake you up, you aren’t alone: 67% of U.S. adults say their partner disturbs their sleep

Track subtle changes in your body with Health Guardian features on Pixel and Fitbit

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Most people think carefully about buying the right mattress but rarely give the same attention to their pillow. Yet pillows are used every night for years, often without being cleaned or replaced

Tammy MacDonald is a director at Blue Hills Adult Education in Dedham, Mass. When she needed a new primary care doctor, she was turned away by 10 practices. A few told her she could get an appointment after waiting a year and a half, or even two years. Jesse Costa/WBURhide caption

Everyday Health interviewed Amalia Peterson, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, for a story about research that found having normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and not smoking from age 45 to 65 are linked with nearly 13 additional years on average of dementia-free life

If you’re concerned about a nearby wildfire and evacuation, please visit the Government of BC’s Wildfire Service website. You will find the most current information and status of the wildfires on this site

Weeding through countless mental health re and the last thing any of us need is one more line on our already-overwhelming to-do list