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Look for the “pink flags” of postpartum psychosis — and more takeaways from the latest “Healthful”

The country has been gripped by the horrific murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a 35-year-old mother and former nurse accused of killing her three children before trying to kill herself. Her lawyers argue that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, raising larger questions about maternal mental health and this lesser-known, but far more serious, perinatal…

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Lindsay Clancy murder trial judge declares mistrial but allows emergency delay after jury remains deadlocked

  1m ago Court in lunch break The emergency stay granted by Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan was scheduled to be one-hour long and end at 12:30 p.m. The state’s highest court, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), is still reviewing defense attorney Kevin Reddington’s request to stop Sullivan’s declaration of a mistrial. The…

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“Supersized” El Niño’s harshest weather still ahead, including extreme heat, drought, floods, U.N. warns

With the burgeoning El Niño now forecast to intensify significantly in the coming months, the “supersized” climate event will likely have an outsized impact on severe weather around the world, fueling heat, drought and flooding, among other extremes, the United Nations warned Thursday. “El Niño is being supersized before our eyes,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said…

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Hillary Clinton remembers Gloria Steinem as “one of the architects” of women’s equality

Hillary Clinton on Thursday remembered activist Gloria Steinem as “one of the architects of the entire structure of women’s equality,” while encouraging young women to lift up others in the continued fight for the causes Steinem championed. “I’m hoping that young women realize that the fight is worth it. It is exhilarating,” said the former…

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Lindsay Clancy trial highlights need to rethink postpartum care, advocates say: “The duty is on the system”

The trial of Lindsay Clancy over the killings of her three young children is driving conversations outside the courtroom about postpartum healthcare — and gaps in the system.  Clancy’s defense says she killed her three children after suffering from postpartum psychosis, a severe condition affecting someone’s sense of reality, while the prosecution argued she planned…

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