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In aspirational Hampstead in north London, Beth Orton says people don’t know what to make of her. “Everyone’s poking you with sticks,” she says. “‘What are you, are you successful? What kind of music do you make, what’s your thing?’ I don’t know, I’m just muddling through. I’m a fucking mess, all right? I’ve become a ‘mother’. I meet my children at the gates of the school. And I don’t know if I am that person, but I’m trying to be. I’m also a singer and a songwriter, and I’ve been famous – did that happen, I’m not sure?…

Master P is mourning the loss of his daughter Tytyana Miller, who passed away reportedly from a drug overdose. At a recent show, the rapper paid tribute to his daughter and shared a message about the importance of mental health awareness and substance abuse.“We ain’t gonna grieve no more, we’re going to celebrate because now I’m going to be able to take care of millions of kids and save millions of lives,” P said during the performance. “I’m going to get out here and play my part… Mental illness and substance abuse is a…

Article content There are a lot of Belieber’s with broken hearts in Toronto. Article content Justin Bieber cancelled his Tuesday and Wednesday shows at Scotiabank Arena just hours before he was set to take the stage due to a “non-COVID related illness,” according to the tour promoter. The Stratford native went on Instagram to write: “Can’t believe I’m saying this. I’ve done everything to get better, but my sickness is getting worse. My heart breaks that I will have to postpone these next few shows (doctor’s orders).…

Jon Voight attributed the mass shootings, like the one at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school that killed 19 students and two teachers on Tuesday, to abuse and mental health issues. In a two and a half minute video posted to his social media, the actor said there “should be proper qualifications for gun ownership” while also stating that the country “must not allow mental illness to take away our right to bear arms.” Voight began his message, titled “My Soul Cries for All Lost,” by saying, “We must do something…

Photo: Hagen Hopkins (Getty Images)Evidence from the tragic death of a 5-year-old boy in 2008 may finally settle the debate over a mysterious polio-like condition that’s been paralyzing children for years. Researchers this week say they’ve found clear traces of enterovirus D68 in the nerve cells of the child, who likely died from acute flaccid myelitis. Many scientists have long suspected EV-D68 to be the root cause behind recent outbreaks of the rare illness.Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is characterized by inflammation…

On 18 May 2022, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a single case of monkeypox in a patient who had recently traveled to Canada. Cases have also been reported in the United Kingdom and Europe.  Monkeypox isn't a new disease. The first confirmed human case was in 1970, when the virus was isolated from a child suspected of having smallpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Monkeypox is unlikely to cause another pandemic, but with COVID-19 top of mind, fear of…

Troops who had genes that help metabolize sarin nerve gas were less likely to develop symptoms.For three decades, scientists have debated the underlying cause of Gulf War illness (GWI), a collection of unexplained and chronic symptoms affecting veterans of the Persian Gulf War. Now researchers led by Robert Haley, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Division of Epidemiology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern), have solved the mystery, showing through a detailed…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books 'Sometimes the easiest thing is just to talk about your own shortcomings, and have that be a stepping stone for others,' says Chang Publishing date: Sep 11, 2020  •  September 11, 2020  •  7 minute read  •  Join the conversation In his new memoir, Eat a Peach, chef and restaurateur David Chang grapples with success and fights the stigma of mental illness. Photo by Andrew Bezek Reviews and recommendations are…