I make this point because there has been increasing talk ofa loneliness epidemic. And it’s something thatthe COVID-19 pandemic did plenty to intensify. I know I felt it at times. I’m sure others felt it far worse than me. And even though the worst of the pandemic is behind us, th...
It’s no secret that chronic absenteeism has skyrocketed since the pandemic. As The 74s Linda Jacobson writes, a new analysis of federal data released in late 2023 shows the problem may be even worse than previously understood. The report from Johns Hopkins University shows that two out of ...
It is Christmas Eve and I am in the Emergency Department (ED) working a late-night shift. It's my favorite time of the year, and I miss my family! I look at the admission screen and see "another" 16-year-old girl with suicidal ideation and self-harm. My heart sinks and I ...
Therefore, in our opinion, these results suggest that older adolescents feel worse than younger adolescents not only for developmental reasons, but also because of the impact the pandemic is having on their lifestyles. However, this statement should be taken with caution, because in the present ...
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This study analyses the similar experiences of helplessness among the FSWs which resultantly pose a constant threat to livelihood of sex workers and make their situation worse in the Covid-19 pandemic. Legislations like Epidemic Diseases Act of 1987 and Disaster Management Act of 2005 that were ce...
as high as it has been since the beginning of February. It’s even worse in certain places: Some states, including Arkansas and Oregon, recently saw their COVID hospitalizations rise to higher levels than at any prior stage of the pandemic. But how much do those latter figuresreallytell us...
the situation could be far worse. Up to one-third of Ugandan students may not return to the classroom. This pattern is in line with past historical crises involving school closures. After the Ebola pandemic, 13 percent of students in Sierra Leone and 25 percent of students in Liberia dropped...
Sanjay Gupta talks to science writer David Robson about the ways that our thoughts about the future can impact our lives right now, for better or for worse. Listen here. Up next WHO member countries agree on a draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakes 2 minute read...
The percentages of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units are even worse, with Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi approaching half of ICU beds in use for such patients, HHS data from Thursday show. Mississippi on Friday reported 5,023 new cases, another daily record, the state Department ...