Psychology & Psychiatry

Horizon Air cockpit scare revives pilot mental health concerns

An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot's alleged midair sabotage attempt of a Horizon Air flight from Seattle to San Francisco on Sunday—and the pilot's later admission that he had been depressed—highlights the major concerns ...

Health

Sleepless cities: How urban noise and light keep us up at night

Living in cities that never sleep has its price: inhabitants are getting less, worse quality, sleep. We cannot forget that sleep, though often undervalued, is a fundamental part of staying in good health. It is well established ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cambodian man dies from bird flu

A 50-year-old man has died from bird flu in Cambodia, the health ministry said on Sunday, the second death from the virus recorded in the country this year.

Health

France to hold crisis meetings on bedbug 'scourge'

The French government said Tuesday it would host emergency meetings this week to examine surging numbers of reported bedbug cases, which are being increasingly seen as a major potential public health problem.

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