New and updated Health and medicine pages on ContentLora.https://contentlora.com/enhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline/https://contentlora.com/wiki/988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline/The US 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: how it works, its history since 2005, contact volumes, the LGBTQ+ youth "Press 3" option and how it is funded.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/adhd/https://contentlora.com/wiki/adhd/Reference page on ADHD: diagnostic criteria, presentations, US prevalence in children and adults, causes, guideline treatments and FDA-approved medicines.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis/https://contentlora.com/wiki/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis/Reference page on ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease, a form of motor neurone disease): key facts, genetics, approved drugs, survival and current trials.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthneurotechlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/brooke-eby/https://contentlora.com/wiki/brooke-eby/Brooke Eby was an ALS patient-advocate who documented life with the disease online and founded the ALStogether community. She died in October 2026, aged 37.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services/https://contentlora.com/wiki/centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services/CMS is the US federal agency behind Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and HealthCare.gov. What it does, who leads it, and its main 2026-27 decisions.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/https://contentlora.com/wiki/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/Cognitive behavioural therapy is a structured talking therapy that changes unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. How it works, what it treats and the evidence.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/creatine/https://contentlora.com/wiki/creatine/Creatine is a compound stored mostly in muscle and a widely studied sports supplement. What it is, where it comes from, and what research says about it.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthsportslongevityhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/fda-recall-process/https://contentlora.com/wiki/fda-recall-process/How US FDA recalls work: who starts them, what Class I, II and III mean, how the weekly Enforcement Report is published, and how to follow recalls.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/galleri-test/https://contentlora.com/wiki/galleri-test/Galleri is GRAIL's blood test that screens for 50+ cancer types. How it works, NHS-Galleri and PATHFINDER 2 results, accuracy and FDA status in 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/generalized-anxiety-disorder/https://contentlora.com/wiki/generalized-anxiety-disorder/Generalized anxiety disorder is persistent, hard-to-control worry about everyday things. Symptoms, diagnosis, how common it is and evidence-based treatment.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/karl-deisseroth/https://contentlora.com/wiki/karl-deisseroth/Karl Deisseroth, Stanford psychiatrist and bioengineer, shares the 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine for optogenetics. His work, CLARITY and mental-health research.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/major-depressive-disorder/https://contentlora.com/wiki/major-depressive-disorder/Major depressive disorder (clinical depression): diagnostic criteria, prevalence, risk factors, screening and evidence-based treatments, as of 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/medicare-drug-price-negotiation/https://contentlora.com/wiki/medicare-drug-price-negotiation/How Medicare negotiates drug prices: the 10 drugs priced from 2026, 15 from 2027 including Ozempic, the 2028 list with first Part B drugs, and what is next.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/mental-health-parity-law/https://contentlora.com/wiki/mental-health-parity-law/The US mental health parity law, the 2024 final rule, the May 2025 decision not to enforce its new parts, and where federal enforcement stands in October 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/neisseria-meningitidis/https://contentlora.com/wiki/neisseria-meningitidis/Neisseria meningitidis causes meningococcal meningitis and sepsis. Its serogroups, who is at risk, US and UK trends in 2025-2026, and vaccines.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/obicetrapib/https://contentlora.com/wiki/obicetrapib/Obicetrapib is an oral CETP inhibitor that lowers LDL cholesterol. EU-approved in September 2026 as Ubeslo and Evlarco; PREVAIL outcome data are pending.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthmetabolic-medicinelife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/optogenetics/https://contentlora.com/wiki/optogenetics/Optogenetics uses light-sensitive algal proteins to switch chosen nerve cells on or off. How it works, what it found, and its first clinical uses.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikineurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/panic-disorder/https://contentlora.com/wiki/panic-disorder/Panic disorder means repeated, unexpected panic attacks and fear of the next one. Symptoms, how common it is, and what NICE and NIMH say about treatment.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/pcsk9-inhibitors/https://contentlora.com/wiki/pcsk9-inhibitors/PCSK9 inhibitors lower LDL cholesterol: evolocumab and alirocumab injections, twice-yearly inclisiran and the 2026 oral pill enlicitide (Lipfendra).Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthmetabolic-medicinelife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/statins/https://contentlora.com/wiki/statins/Statins are the first-line cholesterol drugs. How they work, the trial evidence on heart attacks and strokes, side effects and the muscle-pain question.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthmetabolic-medicinehttps://contentlora.com/wiki/uspstf/https://contentlora.com/wiki/uspstf/The USPSTF sets the US cancer screening recommendations that shape free coverage. How it grades evidence, what it recommends, and its 2026 overhaul.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/wiki/world-federation-for-mental-health/https://contentlora.com/wiki/world-federation-for-mental-health/The World Federation for Mental Health, founded in 1948, runs World Mental Health Day. Its history, mission, leadership and 2026 priorities.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikimental-healthhealthworld-affairshttps://contentlora.com/wiki/yersinia-pestis/https://contentlora.com/wiki/yersinia-pestis/Yersinia pestis is the bacterium that causes plague. How it cycles in rodents and fleas, how it infects people and where it is found today.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWikihealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/events/adhd-medication-shortage-and-telehealth-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/adhd-medication-shortage-and-telehealth-tracker/Dated, sourced tracker of US ADHD stimulant shortages, DEA quotas, telehealth prescribing rules, the Done Global case and MAHA statements, to 11 October 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/events/als-research-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/als-research-tracker/A dated, sourced timeline of ALS treatment milestones, from riluzole evidence to tofersen and the September 2026 ulefnersen phase 3 results.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopinghealthlife-sciencesneurotechhttps://contentlora.com/events/anxiety-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/anxiety-tracker/A dated timeline of anxiety research and policy: USPSTF screening, FDA actions, the LSD-based DT120 phase 3 trials, fasedienol and new WHO estimates.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/events/cancer-screening-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/cancer-screening-tracker/A dated, sourced timeline of 2026 cancer screening and prevention news: guideline changes, NHS-Galleri, FDA test decisions and USPSTF upheaval.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopinghealthpolicylife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/events/cholesterol-and-fasting-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/cholesterol-and-fasting-tracker/Live tracker of 2026 lipid and fasting news: the new US guideline, oral PCSK9 approval, obicetrapib in the EU, the pelacarsen miss and fasting trials.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopinghealthmetabolic-medicinelife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/events/crisis-care-988-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/crisis-care-988-tracker/A dated, sourced timeline of the US 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and crisis care, from 2005 to October 2026, including Press 3 and the latest suicide data.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthpolicyhealthhttps://contentlora.com/events/eye-drop-recalls-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/eye-drop-recalls-tracker/A dated, FDA-sourced timeline of US eye drop recalls in 2025 and 2026, including Clear Eyes, Rohto, Walgreens and store brands, through 11 October 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopinghealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/events/ezricare-artificial-tears-outbreak/https://contentlora.com/events/ezricare-artificial-tears-outbreak/How contaminated EzriCare and Delsam Pharma artificial tears were linked to a drug-resistant Pseudomonas outbreak in 18 US states, and what FDA and CDC found.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopinghealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/events/irkutsk-suspected-plague-death-2026/https://contentlora.com/events/irkutsk-suspected-plague-death-2026/A dated, sourced timeline of the October 2026 death of an Irkutsk anti-plague lab worker: what WHO and Russia say, and what is still unknown.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopinghealthworld-affairshttps://contentlora.com/events/meningitis-outbreaks-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/meningitis-outbreaks-tracker/A dated, sourced timeline of meningococcal outbreaks and meningitis vaccine decisions in 2025-2026: UK MenB outbreaks, US trends and policy.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopinghealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/events/mental-health-care-access-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/mental-health-care-access-tracker/Dated, sourced tracker of US mental health care access: parity rules, shortage areas, the Counseling Compact, telehealth, online therapy and AI chatbot rules.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/events/mental-health-policy-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/mental-health-policy-tracker/A dated timeline of mental health policy: WHO reports, the UN declaration, Australia's under-16 social media law, US warning labels and the UK's new act.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthhealthpolicyworld-affairshttps://contentlora.com/events/us-health-care-changes-2026-tracker/https://contentlora.com/events/us-health-care-changes-2026-tracker/Dated, sourced tracker of 2026-27 US health coverage changes: expired ACA credits, 2027 premiums, Medicaid work rules, Medicare costs and drug prices.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopinghealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/events/world-mental-health-day-2026/https://contentlora.com/events/world-mental-health-day-2026/World Mental Health Day 2026 (10 October) centred on lived experience. The theme, WHO's new deinstitutionalization guide and the data behind them.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopingmental-healthhealthworld-affairshttps://contentlora.com/analysis/adult-adhd-diagnosis-rise-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/adult-adhd-diagnosis-rise-debate/Adult ADHD diagnoses and stimulant prescriptions rose sharply after 2020. The evidence, the MAHA report's claims, the scientific response and competing views.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/ai-mental-health-chatbots-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/ai-mental-health-chatbots-debate/Can AI chatbots provide therapy? Trial evidence, FDA advisers' views, the APA advisory and state laws such as Illinois' ban, and competing views (Oct 2026).Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthhealthaipolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/creatine-evidence-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/creatine-evidence-debate/How strong is the evidence for creatine's benefits for strength, older adults' muscle, memory and Alzheimer's? Facts, interpretation and competing views.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysishealthlongevitysportshttps://contentlora.com/analysis/crisis-line-funding-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/crisis-line-funding-debate/How the 988 crisis line is funded, why centers report strain, the fight over the LGBTQ+ youth Press 3 option, and competing views on the way forward.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthpolicyhealthhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/health-insurance-premiums-2027-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/health-insurance-premiums-2027-debate/Insurers propose a median 15% ACA premium rise for 2027. The cost drivers, the role of expired subsidies, and the competing views of parties and analysts.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysishealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/intermittent-fasting-evidence-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/intermittent-fasting-evidence-debate/Weighing randomised trials against observational studies on intermittent fasting: weight, cholesterol, the 8-hour eating death signal and competing views.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysishealthmetabolic-medicinelongevityhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/long-term-care-costs-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/long-term-care-costs-debate/A nursing home room costs a median $129,575 a year in the US. The evidence on costs and payers, and competing views on staffing rules and free personal care.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysissocial-welfarehealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/meningococcal-vaccine-policy-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/meningococcal-vaccine-policy-debate/After 2026 MenB outbreaks and US schedule changes, the arguments over who should get MenB and MenACWY vaccines, with evidence and competing views.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysishealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/multi-cancer-early-detection-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/multi-cancer-early-detection-debate/NHS-Galleri missed its main goal but cut stage IV cancers. What the trial data show about multi-cancer blood tests and the views ahead of an FDA decision.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysishealthlife-sciencespolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/new-depression-treatments-debate/https://contentlora.com/analysis/new-depression-treatments-debate/Where psilocybin, esketamine and other new depression treatments stand in October 2026, what the evidence shows, and the 2026 fight over antidepressants.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthhealthpolicyhttps://contentlora.com/analysis/optogenetics-psychiatry-translation/https://contentlora.com/analysis/optogenetics-psychiatry-translation/Optogenetics won the 2026 Nobel Prize for revealing brain circuits. How far its findings are from treating depression, anxiety or addiction, and the debate.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisneurotechhealthlife-scienceshttps://contentlora.com/analysis/russia-plague-scare-risk-analysis/https://contentlora.com/analysis/russia-plague-scare-risk-analysis/Weighing the Irkutsk lab death: what plague biology and WHO's assessments say about risk, why experts still want answers, and what to watch.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysishealthworld-affairshttps://contentlora.com/analysis/self-care-industry/https://contentlora.com/analysis/self-care-industry/The wellness economy hit an estimated $6.8 trillion in 2024. How the "mental wellness" boom compares with the evidence, and how loosely it is regulated.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysismental-healthhealthmarkets