Stories by Rhitu Chatterjee
Rhitu Chatterjee
Health Correspondent
By Rhitu Chatterjee
'Toy Story 5' gets at something very real: It's hard to keep kids off screens in summer
Rhitu Chatterjee | Jun 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Kids' screen use goes way up in the summertime. And just as the movie Toy Story 5 portrays, that can be problematic for children. Here are tips for parents to help their kids manage screens and have fun IRL this summer.
By Rhitu Chatterjee
People love working from home. But does it love them back? A new study says noRhitu Chatterjee | Jun 8, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
By Rhitu Chatterjee
How to help children cope after shootings like the San Diego mosque killingsRhitu Chatterjee | May 20, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC
By Rhitu Chatterjee
One clinic tracks the heavy toll Trump's immigration crackdown takes on mental healthRhitu Chatterjee | May 17, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
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About 7 million kids live in a home with a loaded and unlocked gun, a study findsRhitu Chatterjee | May 12, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC
Why saying hello to strangers can be good for you
A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits. A teacher asked her students to test the thesis in real life.
Rhitu Chatterjee, Marc Silver | May 9, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC
Psychiatrists say RFK Jr.'s take on SSRIs is an 'oversimplification' of the problem
The American Psychiatric Association says too few patients can access comprehensive mental health care in the United States. It welcomes new investments in improving access to evidence-based care.
Rhitu Chatterjee | May 7, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
'How are you using AI?' Your therapist should ask you that question, experts argue
A paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using artificial intelligence chatbots, just as they would ask patients about sleep habits and substance use.
Rhitu Chatterjee | Apr 10, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC
