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Editor’s note: This is the third in a series on mental health that will appear on the Saturday-Sunday Life section covers in May. When dealing with life’s biggest challenges, the input of somebody ...

Jessica Booth is a New York-based freelance writer who regularly writes about health, wellness, parenting, food, travel, beauty and more for a variety of publications. She currently writes for Forbes ...

Much of life went virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic — work, school and even some doctor's appointments. So did many support groups for people with alcohol use disorder. But people who attended ...

TAUNTON – “We haven’t really had a treatment center like this around here. It fills a need in the community,” said Beth Burnham, a recovering addict for the last 15 years, and member of the Taunton ...

When she was in high school, Ella was constantly on edge. At age 15, her doctor prescribed a prescription medicine to treat anxiety and panic attacks, and Ella often took way more than she was ...