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Tom Seaver at Shea Stadium in Flushing, N.Y. in 1969, when he led the once ‘Lovable Losers’ to the World Series. The Mets won, and many cited Seaver’s pitching mastery and leadership.
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A pitcher known for his mental game as well as his physical prowess, Tom Seaver died this week from Lewy body dementia. A doctor explains this troubling form of dementia.
Ted Turner and former wife Jane Fonda, picture in 1991, when the high-profile couple were dating.
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Media pioneer Ted Turner’s announcement that he has Lewy body dementia brings the illness into the spotlight, which is rare. A neurologist explains why it’s hard to even get a correct diagnosis.
Lewy body dementia and other illnesses of aging brains cause immeasurable suffering for patients and their families.
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Robin Williams’s suicide has led many to open up about depression in an effort to raise awareness about how many people are living in misery. One of the most common themes in this public discussion has…
Zelda Williams: taking a break from Twitter.
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Ciarán Mc Mahon, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
When I read that Robin William’s daughter Zelda was deleting her Twitter and Instagram because of abusive messages in the aftermath of her father’s death, I recalled Richard Dawkins’ book The Selfish Gene…
Rates of co-occurring substance use and mental disorders are particularly high among marginalised groups such as homeless people.
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Robin Williams’ death earlier this week has unleashed an outpouring of grief. It’s undeniable that Williams brought much joy and laughter to the world, but he also talked openly about his depression and…
People want answers, but the media has a responsibility to protect.
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Suicide researchers are a robust group. We have to be. We are employed, often for years at a time, to think about death by suicide with the aim of finding patterns that can help to prevent further deaths…
How to cover suicide has always been a contentious issue for journalists.
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While fans were in collective mourning over the untimely death of Robin Williams, American TV channel Fox News’ Shepard Smith was making profuse apologies for calling the comedian a “coward” after his…
It might seem odd that successful, creative and funny people like Robin Williams, can be fundamentally unhappy.
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News of Robin Williams’s suicide will have taken many of us by surprise. We always feel a mix of emotions when we hear someone famous, successful, creative and much loved has been suffering unbearable…
US actor Robin Williams has been found dead aged 63 in his home in Marin County, California.
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American actor and stand-up comedian Robin Williams has died today, aged 63. Barack Obama posted a statement about his death and noted, in a rather odd turn of phrase, that “he arrived in our lives as…