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Add 5-minute stints of fun and easy exercise to your day at home by working with what's around you, says trainer Molly MacDonald.

Sitting too much drags down your mental health. Here's how to get moving

A lot of us have been sitting too much, and it's hard on us mentally as well as physically. Research shows breaking up that couch or desk time with short stints of movement can help lift your mood.

Experts Express Concerns Over Mental Health Of Some Kids In The Pandemic

A year into the pandemic, emergency rooms nationwide are seeing a rise in kids experiencing mental health crises. Educators and doctors are concerned that many of those kids are turning to suicide.

'I'll Meet You There': A Dancer Finds New Rhythm In Her Culture

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to fimmaker Iram Parveen Bilal about her new movie, set in a Pakistani Muslim community in Chicago.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium in July.

A Woman Who Accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo Of Groping Her Has Filed A Criminal Complaint

The woman's account was also included in the 165-page report released by New York's attorney general this week that said Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and created a hostile work environment.

A picture of George Floyd hangs on a fence barrier that surrounds the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on March 30. The Justice Department is bringing criminal charges against former police officer Derek Chauvin for allegedly violating Floyd's rights and using excessive force in restraining him.

Justice Department Brings Federal Criminal Charges Against Derek Chauvin, 3 Others

Prosecutors accuse the former officer and others of using excessive force and violating George Floyd's rights. The rare federal charges follow state charges in a trial in which Chauvin was convicted.

Flowers sit a sign outside Oxford High School a day after a deadly shooting at the school on Dec. 1 in Oxford, Mich.

Some lockdown drills can harm students' mental health. Here's what one expert advises

The shooting at Oxford, Mich., drew attention to the school's lockdown drills and how students were trained to respond to such crises. But certain high-intensity drills can have negative impacts, too.

With School Buildings Closed, Children's Mental Health Is Suffering

A top pediatrician calls for reopening schools as soon as possible because of the negative impact the shutdown is having on students' learning and mental health.

Philosophy Talk asks: Who decides what counts as mental illness?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is the primary reference catalog for mental health illnesses. But whereas a medical textbook will show you the…

David Chang Discusses Mental Health And His New Memoir

NPR's Scott Simon talks with chef and food celebrity David Chang about his new memoir, Eat a Peach, which details how his depression and bi-polar disorder lead to the best and worst of his choices.

Hospital workers tend to a Covid-19 patient at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, England last month. Researchers have found that the so-called U.K. variant of the coronavirus isn't more likely to lead to death or severe illness.

U.K. Coronavirus Strain Does Not Lead To More Severe Illness And Death, Study Finds

The B.1.1.7 variant is now the most dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S.

A medical worker in a protective suit tends to a patient in a hospital in Wuhan, China.

What Happens If You're Critically Ill In China — But Not With Coronavirus

Residents say their relatives have been unable to get care for cancer, for childhood diseases and more as Wuhan and other cities put a priority on treating COVID-19 patients.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck speaks as his department releases a broad use-of-force report Tuesday. The report says that when LAPD officers fire at suspects, their targets are disproportionately black or mentally ill.

LAPD Reports Shooting 38 People In 2015; A Third Of Cases Involved Mental Illness

In a city where blacks make up 9 percent of the population, nearly a third of those shot by police over a five-year period were black suspects.

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