COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on people's physical and mental health and has caused economic hardship. However, this adversity has disproportionately hurt certain populations—including essential workers and women—deepening ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Health care and social service providers who assisted victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico had double the rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety symptoms nearly a year after the disaster compared with peers ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Disability workers fear a lack of support for the sector means they could be hit hard by a COVID-19 outbreak.
May 6, 2020
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The number of suicides among farmers and farmworkers in the United States has remained stubbornly high since the end of the 1980s farm crisis, much higher than workers in many other industries, according to a new study from ...
Jun 12, 2017
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Back in August, New Zealand's government put the entire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected.
Mar 8, 2022
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(HealthDay)—A home-based intervention delivered by social workers reduces symptoms and improves quality of life in older African-Americans with depressive symptoms, according to research published in the Aug. 20 issue of ...
Aug 20, 2013
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Noma is a rapidly progressing and often deadly gangrenous infection of the face. Horrifically, it mainly affects very young children living in extreme poverty. Despite this, few know of Noma's existence.
Apr 3, 2024
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The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated already rising rates of burnout among American health care workers. A new Northwestern University study found learning and practicing skills that increase positive emotion like gratitude, ...
Jun 25, 2024
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Retirement is a major transition that can have a significant impact on a person's life.
Mar 4, 2024
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COVID-19 turned 2020 on its head for all healthcare workers, particularly those at the front line of the pandemic response.
Nov 25, 2020
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