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When it comes to iconic animals that call the 63 national parks home, bison, black bears, and bald eagles probably come to mind first. But Cape Cod National Seashore has been hard at work restoring an underrated species in the National Park Service: the humble horseshoe crab. Despite its name, horseshoe crabs are not crabs, but rather 445 million-year-old arthropods that serve as a vital food source for countless turtles, birds, and fish on the Atlantic Coast. “They look like trouble, but they’re not,” Lawrence Niles, who co-founded the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition, told the National Parks Conservation Association. The coalition has tasked…

What started in grief over a decade ago ended with quiet dignity recently when the members of a GAA-inspired mental health support group in South Galway wrapped up their work by handing over a sizeable cheque to the West of Ireland Suicide Research Alliance. The Gort & South Galway Mental Health Awareness & Support Group was the brainchild of Enda Linnane back in 2014, inspired to bring others together to find help give mental health issues appropriate attention within the community. Enda and his family suffered pain and great loss when his 19-year-old brother Raymond was killed in a road…

Almost every suicide in the Philippines is followed by the same questions: What happened at home? What went wrong personally?The reflex to frame suicide and mental illness as purely private tragedies has allowed a national mental health crisis to deepen, largely unchallenged by the urgency it demands from government and institutions. Rarely asked is the harder question: What failed publicly?The Philippines faces a mental health crisis of deep magnitude, yet it is too often treated as a series of private struggles rather than a systemic failure of governance and public policy.More than 3.6 million Filipinos are estimated to be living…

                                Compliance Corner What does it take for an injured worker in Rhode Island to receive palliative care? State regulations spell out the steps, as Simply Research subscribers know. Here’s a look at those steps. Glossary Check “Palliative care” means the first 12 visits for medical services provided by a physician licensed by the State after maximum medical improvement has been attained. Palliative Care involves reasonable and necessary medical services in order to cure, rehabilitate or relieve an employee from the effects of his or…

Last Updated:January 26, 2026, 08:26 ISTTwinkle Khanna shares an honest glimpse into her menopause journey, revealing her daily routine, mindset shift, and the supplements she credits for feeling healthier at 52.Twinkle Khanna opens up about menopauseTwinkle Khanna has never shied away from honest conversations, and her latest Instagram post is no exception. On January 25, the author and former actor shared a refreshingly candid update about her menopause journey offering followers a peek into her daily routine and the supplements she credits with helping her feel more like herself again.In a series of three bare-faced selfies, Twinkle appeared glowing and…

As Americans increasingly report feeling overwhelmed by daily life, many are using self-care to cope. Conversations and social media feeds are saturated with the language of “me time,” burnout, boundaries, and nervous system regulation.To meet this demand, the wellness industry has grown into a multi-trillion-dollar global market. A myriad of providers offer products, services, and lifestyle prescriptions that promise calm, balance, and restoration.Paradoxically, though, even as interest in self-care continues to grow, Americans’ mental health is getting worse.I am a professor of public health who studies health behaviors and the gap between intentions and outcomes. I became interested in this…

Pune: A recent study conducted by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) on 130 postgraduate medical students has underscored a critical shift in healthcare thinking: emotions are not peripheral to health; they are foundational.For decades, medical studies have recognised that emotional state influences stress regulation, behaviour, and long-term health outcomes, with chronic emotional dysregulation associated with increased allostatic load, impaired immunity, and a higher risk of non-communicable diseases. Yet, despite this understanding, emotional assessment in clinical and institutional settings remained largely dependent on self-reporting — an approach that is often unreliable and influenced by awareness, recall, interpretation, and an…

You don’t become eligible for Social Security until you’re 62 for the entire month. Your birth month is your first month of eligibility only if you were born on the first or second day of the month. The Social Security Administration pays benefits in the month after the month they’re due. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › You want as many Social Security checks as possible, so you plan to sign up as soon as you can. You probably know that you become eligible at 62, but thanks to an obscure Social Security rule, you and…

House Finch – Credit: James Tornetta via Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Macaulay Library Do you love bluebirds, finches, and chickadees? Why not count birds in your community with your kids and friends during the Great Backyard Bird Count in 2026. Our mental health is nurtured by nature—and it will take under an hour to give back to what birds give us. The annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) runs through Valentine’s Day, from February 13 through February 16, 2026. Spending time immersed in nature by watching birds can reduce stress, so join in the fun this February and spend…

It’s totally normal to feel uninspired at different times in your life. And sometimes you find yourself in a season of rest, low energy or just sort of…being.  But when you’re ready to get out of that uninspired state, the key is to know what you can do when you find yourself in it. If you just sit by idly, you may continue to be uninspired for a very long time. So, if you’re ready to break the blahs and reignite your passion for life again, start by learning what works for you when it comes to receiving inspiration. Here…