- Thousands recruited for “new era” severe mental illness study
by jboshell on February 14, 2026 at 12:01 amThousands of people living with schizophrenia and severe depression are being recruited by the NHS for a major new study which could unlock a “new era” of personalised treatment for severe mental illness. As part of the world’s largest mental health study, researchers will analyse the DNA of thousands of people alongside detailed questionnaires to
- NHS waiting list lowest in almost 3 years as NHS battled busiest winter on recordby Tom W on February 12, 2026 at 10:57 am
The NHS delivered more elective activity in 2025 than any other year in its history, helping cut the waiting list to its lowest level since February 2023. Staff delivered a historic high of 18.4 million treatments and operations in 2025, up from 18 million in 2024, as the waiting list dropped to 7.29 million. Today’s
- Early NHS preparation ‘paying off’ amid shorter ambulance handover timesby rwootton on February 5, 2026 at 10:00 am
Ambulances handed over patients more than 2 minutes faster last month despite facing their busiest January since before COVID-19. Provisional figures out today show there were 420,324 ambulances handovers with known times in January, the highest number for the month since 2020 and a 5.2% increase compared to 399,415 in January last year. Despite this,
- NHS services tackling winter head onby nowen on January 29, 2026 at 9:45 am
Ambulances unloaded patients three minutes faster last week, even as A&Es saw more ambulance handovers than any point last winter. Figures released today show there were 94,551 ambulance handovers last week – higher than the busiest week last year (94,493 w/e 29 December 2024), and up almost 1,000 on the week previous and over 3,250
- NHS launches trailblazing AI and robot pilot to spot lung cancer sooner alongside screening programme set to tackle cancer inequalitiesby nowen on January 27, 2026 at 12:01 am
Patients facing suspected lung cancer could get answers sooner under a new NHS pilot using artificial intelligence and robotic technology to help doctors reach hard-to-detect cancers earlier, with fewer invasive tests. The new approach uses AI software to rapidly analyse lung scans and flag small lumps that are most likely to be cancerous, and a robotic camera is then used to
Irrelationship How to Stop Using Dysfunctional Relationships to Hide From Satisfying Ones
- What to Do When Your Partner Won’t Work on Your Relationshipby Mark B. Borg, Jr, Ph.D., Grant H. Brenner, MD, & Daniel Berry, RN, MHA on February 13, 2022 at 8:09 pm
To get unstuck when we are too focused on getting the other person on board, leverage your most intimate and powerful relationship—the one with yourself.
- Why Some People Become Emotionally Distantby Mark B. Borg, Jr, Ph.D., Grant H. Brenner, MD, & Daniel Berry, RN, MHA on December 15, 2021 at 2:22 pm
Unrecognized influences can lead us away from others when we desire closeness. Here’s how to restore connection.
- 3 Ways Gift-Giving Can Cause Relationship Stressby Mark B. Borg, Jr, Ph.D., Grant H. Brenner, MD, & Daniel Berry, RN, MHA on November 26, 2021 at 7:44 pm
Life naturally gets more meaningful at the end of the year, especially during stressful times. Make sure gift-giving and receiving come from the right places.
- The Sex Test Post-Testby Mark B. Borg, Jr, Ph.D., Grant H. Brenner, MD, & Daniel Berry, RN, MHA on January 30, 2017 at 3:47 pm
Irrelationship, the defensive mechanism many couples use when the prospect of true intimacy begins to show itself. It can easily manifest in sex and sexual behavior.
- Can Your Relationship Handle the Sex Test?by Mark B. Borg, Jr, Ph.D., Grant H. Brenner, MD, & Daniel Berry, RN, MHA on December 5, 2016 at 5:51 pm
What happens when sex brings us too close to the very things that it’s ostensibly supposed to: intimacy, empathy, emotional risk, and investment?
Rethinking Mental Health How to shed mental health labels and create personal meaning
- The Rise of Online and Mobile Coaching and Therapyby Eric R. Maisel Ph.D. on September 16, 2024 at 9:36 pm
Technology, with all of its pluses and minuses, has come to the worlds of coaching and therapy, and those two professions will never look quite the same.
- Are We Headed Toward a Psychological Catastrophe?by Eric R. Maisel Ph.D. on March 20, 2024 at 11:53 am
The stress that humans are currently facing is stretching them to the breaking point.
- The Existentialism of End Timeby Eric R. Maisel Ph.D. on May 5, 2023 at 9:54 pm
Personal Perspective: We have always been worried about death. What can we do now about the extra burden of anxiety over the death of the species?
- Smart Teens, High Anxietyby Eric R. Maisel Ph.D. on December 19, 2022 at 7:25 pm
All teens are anxious, but smart teens suffer from additional sources of anxiety. Here’s what can be done to help.
- Why Teens Are Stubbornly Defensiveby Eric R. Maisel Ph.D. on September 18, 2022 at 5:26 pm
Teens are routinely defensive, to the consternation of their parents. What purpose does this defensiveness serve? Is it a good thing, a bad thing, or both?