Youth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic changed kids’ lives in many respects, and sometimes for the better. Pot use, drinking, smoking and vaping all fell among U.S. youth, likely because they had to spend more time at home and less time with their friends, researchers say. The findings […]
Opinion | It’s Time for a Post-Mortem on COVID Crisis Standards of Care
Ever since the threat of an avian flu pandemic in 2006, governments, hospitals, and professional associations have been preparing for the next “big one.” New York State was a leader in pandemic preparation, having developed its Ventilator Allocation Guidelines in 2007, with updates in 2015. And yet, when the COVID tsunami hit New York City […]
Senators Debate Need for More $$ for the Fight Against COVID
WASHINGTON — Thursday’s Senate hearing updating progress on the COVID pandemic was either a well-reasoned explanation for why Congress should allocate more money for fighting COVID, or a setup to orchestrate additional funding even though it’s not clear how the money will be spent, depending on who is asked. “The progress we have made so […]
Opinion | Robots and the Future of Remote Healthcare
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare innovation has been occurring at an unprecedented rate. A growing focus on technology — and the ways it can help improve patient care and the provider experience — is now at the forefront, and many organizations are reexamining how they can implement new tools and processes in […]
The Pandemic Warped Our Sense Of Time. Here’s How To Gain It Back.
At this point of the pandemic, it still feels like we’re stuck in a bit of a time warp. Yes, offices are opening back up and many people are carrying on with their events and travel plans. But there’s still a layer of uncertainty about what might happen next with COVID and when the pandemic […]
The impact of COVID-19 on drug use — and how it contributes to overdose risk
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people who use drugs in ways that hurt their mental health and changed drug use behaviors, increasing their risk for overdose, according to surveys and interviews with individuals in rural Illinois captured in a new study in Addiction Science and Clinical Practice. Drug overdoses have soared during […]
Nurses Report Being Traumatized by Patient Care
Three years into the pandemic, moral distress, staffing problems, and workplace violence continue to plague nurses across the country, according to results of the latest survey in a series conducted by National Nurses United (NNU). “Nurses are experiencing alarming levels of moral distress and moral injury due to the unsafe working conditions,” NNU President Zenei […]
Health Experts Warn COVID Cases May Go Undercounted As Testing Stalls
Health experts around the globe are sounding fresh alarms over the coronavirus pandemic, even though official counts of infections and deaths continue a downward trend. The World Health Organization announced that over 496 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 6 million deaths had been reported globally as of Sunday. Advertisement While the numbers look […]
Air Quality Improvement Tied To Cities COVID-19 Response: UofT Study
Cities that responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in February saw noticeable decreases in air pollution according to a study by Marc Cadotte, a professor with the University of Toronto Scarborough.
What’s the skinny on those pandemic pounds? New study sheds light on weight gain during the COVID-19 quarantine
More Americans weighed in as obese during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the previous year. Anew study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, presents evidence from a large, nationally representative survey that documents this trend and helps to explain behavior changes that led to widespread weight gain […]