Most thoughtless interventions in public life come from highly educated, articulate, and well-informed people. Apathy rarely remains stable. It often mutates into something more volatile: antipathy.

People with brain disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and dementia, are often misdiagnosed as having depression, when in fact what they’re experiencing is apathy. This can delay an accurate ...

A protest to kick ICE out of Massachusetts. Despite the injustices flooding our headlines, many people are apathetic to the issues facing the world. Photo courtesy of @edufreedomproj on Instagram A ...

The United Nations on Monday decried global “apathy” as it launched a 2026 humanitarian appeal. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher condemned a world where “politicians boast of cutting aid” even as ...

The United Nations (UN) has called out at world’s “apathy” over ubiquitous violence and suffering during its 2026 appeal for humanitarian aid characterized by the limited scope due to major cuts in ...

How can apathy be managed in an individual with frontotemporal dementia? Frontotemporal dementia or frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) refers to a range of disorders that impact the brain’s frontal ...

The book of Judges follows the history of the Jews after they entered the promised land. Joshua had led God’s people after Moses’ death, and his book ends with a nation seemingly submitted to God, ...

Passengers read newspapers with the front page of the late Pope Francis in a bus, in London, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Recently, I have observed a shocking amount of apathy toward ...

The fatigue and lack of motivation that many cancer patients experience near the end of life have been seen as the unavoidable consequences of their declining physical health and extreme weight loss.

Making decisions in uncertain situations is part of daily life. New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School has uncovered that anxiety and apathy - two common but distinct emotional ...