Opinion | Medicare Cuts Threaten Specialty Practices Nationwide
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront inequities and vulnerabilities that have always existed in our healthcare system. Yet, as the pandemic persists, policies that further limit access to care for underserved populations continue to be pushed forward. For about a year now, providers have been ringing alarm bells about devastating cuts to Medicare […]
How To Maintain Your Friendships If You’re Dealing With Anxiety Or Depression
Due in no small part to the pandemic, increasingly high numbers of people have reported feeling overwhelmed or burned out these days, and mental health disorders like anxiety and depression are on the rise. These struggles can take a toll on our relationships with partners, colleagues, family members and even friends. “Friendships, especially close or […]
Your Risk Of A Mental Health Disorder Increases After COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating mental health consequences for millions of people around the world, from children still reeling from the impact of extended school closures to older adults who’ve struggled with bouts of profound isolation. New research published this week shines a light on another group of people whose mental health and well-being […]
How To Manage Fear Around COVID While Still Saying Safe
Since the start of the pandemic, the bulk of messaging about COVID has been extremely fear-based. We’ve read scary headline after scary headline as we have kept tabs on record-high case counts, death rates and hospitalization rates. We have consumed stories of people’s life-threatening battles with COVID and long COVID. As a result, many of […]
5 Hacks To Try If You Only Have A Minute To Destress
Even before the pandemic, Americans were among the most stressed-out people in the world. Then COVID came and walloped us even more. Name a group of Americans, and there has likely been a recent poll showing their stress levels have become unbearable: parents, teachers, health care professionals, teens — the list goes on and on. […]
Freaked Out About ‘Flurona’? Read This Before Panicking.
At every stage in the pandemic, we’ve added new terms to our everyday vocabulary: coronavirus, COVID-19, social distancing, delta, omicron … the list goes on and on. The latest grabbing international headlines is “flurona,” a term that describes people who are infected with both the coronavirus and influenza at the same time. Confirmed cases have […]
Upgrade Your Mask Now: Where To Buy N95 And KN95 Masks That Aren’t Counterfeit
Since the pandemic started, our lives have changed, adjusted and readjusted. But a few things have stayed the same — namely, the fact that we need to wear face masks when we’re around others. However, the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has resulted in updated guidelines and mask mandates. The omicron variant that is currently […]
5 Easy Health Resolutions To Make For 2022 That Aren’t ‘Losing Weight’
It’s not easy to make New Year’s resolutions when there’s a pandemic raging and so many of the factors that impact our health and well-being are out of our control. Self-care won’t change the anger or apathy so many people feel about where we are in this moment. And alas, diligently following all of the […]
22 Tiny Mental Health Habits That Can Improve Your Life In 2022
Another roller coaster year is coming to an end, and the lingering effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have certainly taken a collective toll on our mental health. There’s no way to know what 2022 has in store for us, nor can self-care erase the grief, trauma or other challenges we may have endured over […]
Surgeon General Warns Of Pandemic’s Mental Health Implications On Kids
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Sunday warned that the pandemic has had dire mental health impacts on American youth. Speaking to CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” Murthy talked about the advisory he issued earlier this month about the urgent need to address the country’s youth mental health crisis, which existed […]