Patients often present stress as anxiety, leading to potential overmedication, suggests an article co-authored by a family doctor. The authors advocate social prescriptions – directing patients to social or community activities – to reduce stress. More research is needed to demonstrate the impact of such prescriptions, and the authors plan to run a pilot and then a randomized controlled trial, given the lack of high-quality evidence currently available.

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Elevate Privileges
A newly revealed flaw in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (CVE-2025-26684) allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level, gaining complete control of affected systems.