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

Longevity Doctor Shares 7-Point Exercise Sheet to Beat a Sedentary Lifestyle: Count Steps, Build Strength, and More

With our increasingly sedentary lifestyles, sitting is the new smoking, asserts Dr. Thomas Paloschi. (Pexel)

Exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. But with the lives of the urban middle class becoming both busy and increasingly dislocated, working is often a compromise. With our increasingly sedentary lifestyles, sitting is the new smoking, asserts Dr. Thomas Paloschi. (Pexel) Also Read | Hyderabad neurologist reveals that fruits are not optional … Read more