Dr. Gail Saltz
@drgailsaltz.bsky.social
Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, bestselling author, and TV commentator on mental health, sex, and relationships. Host of #HowCanIHelp & #Personolgy podcasts.
5 ways to find common ground during the holidays
5 ways to find common ground during the holidays
If a tough conversation emerges before dinner is even served, perhaps these are lessons you’ll want to try yourself.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
5 ways to find common ground during the holidays
"A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults."
Just one week off social media can improve young adults' mental health, study finds
A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults."
From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood have changed.
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood have changed.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood have changed.
Worldwide age limits and a mounting lawsuit against Meta are forcing the U.S. to confront whether its current rules still hold up.
America’s social media ban might be closer than you think
Worldwide age limits and a mounting lawsuit against Meta are forcing the U.S. to confront whether its current rules still hold up.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Worldwide age limits and a mounting lawsuit against Meta are forcing the U.S. to confront whether its current rules still hold up.
New treatments are needed to address the root causes of Alzheimer’s.
Weight-Loss Drugs Don’t Appear to Work Against Alzheimer’s
Novo Nordisk reports disappointing results from its trial of GLP-1s for Alzheimer's disease.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New treatments are needed to address the root causes of Alzheimer’s.
"IF THE INTERNET feels worse than ever recently, the good news is that there are many people who agree with you. The bad news is that your brain might be suffering as a result."
Yes, the Internet Is Starting to Suck More. Neuroscientists Say This 'Enshittification' Might Actually Hurt Your Brain.
Platform-decay is real—and potentially brain-changing.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"IF THE INTERNET feels worse than ever recently, the good news is that there are many people who agree with you. The bad news is that your brain might be suffering as a result."
Families leave cities during their peak earning years in part because there aren’t enough homes that fit their growing needs, which makes cities even less family friendly and hurts the local economy.
Cities made a bet on millennials — but forgot one key thing
Can cities learn to love kids again?
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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Families leave cities during their peak earning years in part because there aren’t enough homes that fit their growing needs, which makes cities even less family friendly and hurts the local economy.
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."
(Dale Carnegie) #quotes
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November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."
(Dale Carnegie) #quotes
(Dale Carnegie) #quotes
Evolutionary scientists say humans are not well adapted to live in modern cities—and this may be having a big impact on our health and wellbeing.
Humans don’t belong in cities, say evolutionary scientists
"Industrialization has rapidly transformed the world around us—faster than our bodies can adapt,” an evolutionary physiologist told Newsweek.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Evolutionary scientists say humans are not well adapted to live in modern cities—and this may be having a big impact on our health and wellbeing.
"Younger men are underemployed, falling behind women in educational terms, and struggling with mental and physical health issues. But... sexist ideas about gender and power are likely to make men’s problems worse, not better."
The online clip factory that's radicalizing teen boys - Salon.com
How a wildly popular YouTube “dating” show heaps mockery on women to create "so many more incels”
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Younger men are underemployed, falling behind women in educational terms, and struggling with mental and physical health issues. But... sexist ideas about gender and power are likely to make men’s problems worse, not better."
"The science of fish minds has been mired in debate over a startlingly, deceptively simple question: Can fish feel pain?"
The surprisingly profound debate over whether fish feel pain
We can never prove that other animals are conscious. What do we do with that?
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November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"The science of fish minds has been mired in debate over a startlingly, deceptively simple question: Can fish feel pain?"
CDC ‘vaccine safety’ webpage changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don’t cause autism
CDC 'vaccine safety' webpage changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don't cause autism
The Trump administration has revised a website to contradict the scientific consensus that vaccines don't cause autism.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
CDC ‘vaccine safety’ webpage changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don’t cause autism
The federal government hasn't passed a bill protecting kids online since 1998, before social media existed.
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Parents concerned about the dangers AI poses to children
The founder of Mothers Against Media Addiction says AI has immense potential, but it's already harming kids.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The federal government hasn't passed a bill protecting kids online since 1998, before social media existed.
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"There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is."
(Isaac Bashevis Singer)
(Isaac Bashevis Singer)
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is."
(Isaac Bashevis Singer)
(Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Humans Don’t Belong in Cities, Say Evolutionary Scientists
Humans don’t belong in cities, say evolutionary scientists
"Industrialization has rapidly transformed the world around us—faster than our bodies can adapt,” an evolutionary physiologist told Newsweek.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Humans Don’t Belong in Cities, Say Evolutionary Scientists
"Pandemics are expected to occur more often and become more deadly because of climate change, globalization" and other human behavior factors.
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We Aren’t Ready for the Next Pandemic. This Game Proves It
In simulations across the country, students are practicing pandemic scenarios. The results are often unsettling.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Pandemics are expected to occur more often and become more deadly because of climate change, globalization" and other human behavior factors.
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"Fish are often dismissed as alien and simple, which makes it easy to overlook the true complexity of their lives and the massive numbers in which we use them."
The surprisingly profound debate over whether fish feel pain
We can never prove that other animals are conscious. What do we do with that?
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November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Fish are often dismissed as alien and simple, which makes it easy to overlook the true complexity of their lives and the massive numbers in which we use them."
Research has not proved SSRIs cause mass violence.
What data tells us about antidepressants and mass violence
Millions of U.S. adults take prescription medications including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, to treat depression and anxiety each year. Mass violence, meanwhile, is rare.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Research has not proved SSRIs cause mass violence.
"We talk about AI as if it’s a futuristic threat. But the real danger is more familiar: letting a new technology reshape what it means to be young before we decide what to protect."
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We lost our kids to social media. Now AI wants their minds | Fortune
We talk about AI as if it’s a futuristic, but the real danger is letting technology reshape what it means to be young before deciding what to protect.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"We talk about AI as if it’s a futuristic threat. But the real danger is more familiar: letting a new technology reshape what it means to be young before we decide what to protect."
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"What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists, is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents."
(Robert Kennedy) #quotes
(Robert Kennedy) #quotes
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists, is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents."
(Robert Kennedy) #quotes
(Robert Kennedy) #quotes
Children’s and consumer advocacy groups are urging parents not to buy AI-powered toys during the holiday season
Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season
Children’s and consumer advocacy groups are urging parents not to buy AI-powered toys during the holiday season
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November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Children’s and consumer advocacy groups are urging parents not to buy AI-powered toys during the holiday season