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Psychiatry

Why Mental Health is a Crucial—But Often Overlooked— Part of Cancer Care

By Brian Burns | August 11, 2026

Mental health can have a significant impact on your quality of life during cancer treatment and your treatment outcomes.

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Five Things to Know: Parenting in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | August 4, 2026

Rather than fearing the unknown, parents may be better served by staying curious and asking questions about their children’s AI use.

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Is it Picky Eating or an Eating Disorder? New Research Sheds Light on ARFID

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | July 10, 2026

Mass General Brigham experts explain avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) and how they are researching new ways to improve treatment.

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How Technology Could Help Researchers Address Key Mental Health Challenges

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | May 27, 2026

How Mass General Brigham researchers are working to improve care, support and outcomes for patients with mental health disorders.

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‘Medical Wild West’: Researchers Urge Higher Regulation of Marketing for Bodybuilding Supplements

By Brian Burns | March 31, 2026
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Fitness influencers and online communities can create rapid demand for a product based on limited or questionable evidence, which can then put bodybuilders at risk.

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Why Taking Care of Your Mind May Be One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Heart

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | February 24, 2026

A Mass General Brigham researcher explains how mental well‑being, prevention, and behavior change can protect your heart.

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Five Things to Know: A Clinical Approach to Street Psychiatry

By Brian Burns | January 9, 2026

Street psychiatry is a unique approach to providing unhoused individuals with access to crucial mental health services.

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Learning More About How Parents Respond to Digital Alerts of Potential Child Suicide Risk

By Brian Burns | December 18, 2025
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Researchers found that the alerts mostly led to positive improvements in communication about mental health between parents and children.

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The Hidden Emotional Toll of a Partner’s Military Deployment on New Mothers: What You Need to Know

By Brian Burns | October 28, 2025
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Social support networks could play a crucial role in helping new and expecting mothers navigate the challenges of a partner’s military deployment.

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How One Doctor is Helping to Shift the Culture of Silence on Physician Mental Health

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | August 21, 2025
Image of a stressed out doctor sitting on the steps.

What happens when the culture that trains physicians to suppress emotions starts to affect their own well-being?

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