Sad Girl Playlists Aren’t Just Trendy—Study Finds Sad Music Can Boost Your Mental Health

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  • New research suggests that listening to sad music can positively impact a person’s mood based on the sense of connectedness it provides.

  • Experts cite three responses to sad music: grief, melancholia, and sweet sorrow.

  • Experts agree that music of all kinds can play a role in people’s mental health and mood, but music is a personal, unique experience for each listener.

A new study found that listening to sad music can positively impact a person’s mood, based on a revived sense of connectedness.

When you’re at a party or social gathering you may queue an

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15 Times Black Celebrities Have Spoken Out About Prioritizing Their Mental Health

Photo:  Marcus Ingram (Getty Images)

Photo: Marcus Ingram (Getty Images)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a national movement to raise awareness around mental health in an effort to erase the stigma and provide people with the information and support they need. This issue is particularly concerning in the Black community, where adults are 20 percent more likely to experience serious mental health problems, including major depressive disorder or generalized anxiety disorder, according to research from the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry.

But celebrities like Taraji P. Henson, Courtney B. Vance and Michelle Williams are doing their part to help erase the stigma around mental

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Medical Health Fair is hosting a community health fair – Action News Jax

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Medical Health Fair is having a free community health fair event which is open to the public.

There will be almost 45 Drs. are participating. Services will be provided to the public EKG, EchoCardiogram, and blood sugar test.

Woman health care screening for breast cancer in 3D picture by Precision with UF Health.

One blood bank will be there for blood donations.

Read: JSO officer shot in line of duty making progress in rehab, community helps raise money for family

Vision screening will be provided by Drs. Physical therapy consultation will be there.

Many hospitals and the

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JD Matthews Joins Assembly™ Health, Further Expanding Assembly’s Medical Billing Offerings

Published: Apr. 11, 2023 at 8:17 AM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago

CHICAGO, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Assembly™ Health has partnered with JD Matthews Medical Billing Specialists (JD Matthews), expanding its billing expertise to more than 40 specialties, including cardiology, orthopedics, and dermatology. JD Matthews represents Assembly’s fifth physician Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) partnership in the past two years, furthering Assembly’s mission to deliver world-class revenue cycle innovation to healthcare organizations, providers, and patients.

Based in Chicago, Assembly provides Revenue Cycle Management services to hundreds of practices...
Based in Chicago, Assembly provides Revenue Cycle Management services to hundreds of practices and thousands of providers nationwide.(PRNewswire)

the Virginia

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What we know about the Nashville school shooter

New details continue to emerge about the 28-year-old suspect accused of shooting dead three nine-year-old children and three staff members in a devastating mass shooting at a christian elementary school in Nashville on Monday morning.

Audrey Hale, a former student, allegedly entered The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, just after 10am.

Inside, the shooter opened fire on students and staff, killing six victims.

Students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all aged nine, Head of School Katherine Koonce, 60, Cynthia Peak, 61, and Mike Hill, 61, all died in the attack.

Two responding police officers shot the suspect dead.

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Outside firms investigating former CEO accused of abusing charity funds, policies – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio

KETTERING — Kettering Health has issued a statement in response to allegations of abuse of charitable funds against former CEO Fred Manchur.

“We are—and have been—fully aware of allegations of inappropriate fiscal and operational management at Kettering Health. Our Board and leadership team take these allegations seriously and are committed to integrity, improvement, and upholding the trust of our staff, providers, and community,” the statement reads.

Kettering Health said to “ensure impartiality,” the board asked an outside firm to do an internal investigation into the allegations and another to recommend updates to their processes and policies.

I-TEAM: Complaints with Ohio

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King Charles grants Prince Edward Duke of Edinburgh title

Prince Edward has been named the new Duke of Edinburgh, taking his late father’s title.

A Buckingham Palace statement said Prince Edward will take on the title from today, 10 March, his 59th birthday.

His wife, Sophie, the former Countess of Wessex, is now the Duchess of Edinburgh and their 15-year-old son James, Viscount Severn is the new Earl of Wessex.

It comes as Buckingham Palace has officially updated the royal family’s website to reflect the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children’s new titles.

Previously known as Master Archie and Miss Lilibet, the Succession page on the website now lists

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Forget Fad Diets. AI Knows Exactly What You Should Eat for Your Best Health

I knew a guy in college who could consume heaping bowls of ice cream without any discernable effect on his six-pack abs. I’ve been wondering ever since why my body doesn’t respond that way to my favorite dessert—or, for that matter, if I’ll ever find one that I won’t regret the next day when I step on the scale. Recent advances in nutrition science now are edging closer to delivering on my dream of dessert with impunity—and a lot of other health benefits, besides.

It’s long been obvious, to scientists and lay people alike, that each person responds differently to

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