However, the COVID-19 recession is shaping up to be different. For starters, people are being asked to curtail outside activities. This is particularly true for those who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk—the type of individuals who use health care the most. On top of ...
This strain on the health care system stretches far beyond patients with COVID-19, as people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, Crohn’s, cancer and their providers struggle with the best way to manage their illnesses. With few medical resources available and the risk of exposure to...
Many doctors think an overblown(过分的) immune response causes many of the more serious consequences of COVID-19. Levels of chemical signalingagentscalled cytokines(细胞因子) get so high that immune cells start to attack ...
The COVID-19 crisis has forced U.S. politicians and public-health officials into a lose-lose dilemma: both groups are now weighting the life-and-death risk of exposing people to the virus against the manifold hardships created by stay-at-home directives and business closure. More and more, ...
COVID-19DisabilitiesMental healthParentsSpecial educational needsParents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in the UK (n=241) were asked to describe the impact of COVID-19 on their own mental health and that of their child. An inductive content analysis of the data was ...
2020 is the last year of China's 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP). However, the sudden COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the original pace of production and life. It's also a major test for the country's public health system. "The practice of fighting COVID-19 exposed many loop...
COVID-19 has put a spotlight on ordinary, day to day, mental health. Virtually every government out there has issues with some version of ‘how to take care of your mental health’ during the pandemic. FromCanadain the north toNew Zealandin the far corner of the globe, governments are ...
COVID-19 has dramatically affected the medical field resulting in numerous changes that will continue being experienced even after the pandemic has ended. There is likely to be a post-COVID-19 health preparedness era. Whereby health facilities and personnel will try and be prepared to deal with...
while many who have never experienced symptoms are suddenly finding themselves inundated by risk and uncertainty. The New York State Department of Health has created official guidelines for managing stress and anxiety within its official COVID-19 guide, even creating a dedicatedemotional support hotline...
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has threatened global mental health, both indirectly via disruptive societal changes and directly via neuropsychiatric sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Despite a small increase in self-reported mental health problems, this has (so far) not translat...