Emergency department waits for mental health care are still long – The Boston Globe

Behavioral health patients with unique needs often can’t obtain timely treatment.

By 2024, fewer mental health patients will be waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022. But Massachusetts still has some of the nation’s longest waits, and behavioral health patients with special needs — such as the elderly, pregnant women, or children with autism — often can’t get treatment in time. Get the Gavel A … Read more

‘Lor the Sticks’: Real-World Training Approach This Busy Army Dad Uses to Stay Fit Year-round

Man exercising with dumbbells outdoors

There’s an online version of fitness that seems to exist in a vacuum: the perfect program, dialed-in nutrition, unlimited time. And then there’s fitness for the rest of us, living in the real world. For Will Simpson—former rugby player turned military officer and founder of performance nutrition brand Real Meal—training doesn’t happen in isolation. It … Read more