Topline The Covid-19 pandemic caused millions of women—especially Hispanic women and those with lower incomes—to forgo breast and cervical cancer screenings in 2020, according to researchers from the American Cancer Society, who suggested obstacles such as financial difficulties and broader social and economic factors during the pandemic may have played […]
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Doctors say pandemic side effects are becoming serious health problems
In September 2021, I collapsed from exhaustion. My vision went blurry. Then, my eyelids grew so heavy that I could barely keep them up for milliseconds at a time. Panicked, I stumbled approximately 50 yards toward a nearby friend, and slumped over her shoulders. She guided me to a shady […]
Hybrid school, working from home associated with worse parental mental health during the pandemic
While having a child attend a private school or school with above-average instructional quality was associated with better mental health of parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid school was associated with worse parental mental health, as was working from home, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington […]
During the Pandemic More Teens Experienced Symptoms of Depression
A new study finds that symptoms of severe depression increased 6 percent among adolescents during the pandemic. Past research has found that mental health issues have increased, especially among teens, during the pandemic. Even before the pandemic, anxiety and depression symptoms were increasing for kids and teens. Depressive symptoms among […]
Mental health issues in kids rose during pandemic; awareness and use of COVID treatments is low
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Palestinian children participate in a mental health support session in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register April 28 (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research […]
Expert offers advice on managing pandemic anxiety in children
Many anxiety treatments involve a very specific technique of actively avoiding what your brain is telling you to do. Photo by Simedblack/Pixabay Anxiety over the COVID-19 pandemic is common among young children, and parents may wonder how to quell those concerns. An expert from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston […]
Pickleball: The Health Benefits of a Sport That’s Boomed in the Pandemic | Healthiest Communities Health News
While Americans have long loved football, basketball and baseball, a sport that’s only a half-century old has captured the hearts of boomers and millennials alike and skyrocketed in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sport is pickleball – a hybrid of tennis, ping-pong and badminton that’s played on a court […]
In Depth Analysis and Survey of COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Global Breast Cancer Liquid Biopsy Market 2022-2028 Future Development, Top Manufacturers, Technological Advancement, Share, Size and Forecast
Market Situation The report summarizes the COVID-19 regulations that apply to business operators, investors, and disruptors. Because locking is carried out differently in various regions and countries, regional and sectional impacts often vary. The research examines immediate and long-term market impacts and helps policymakers in creating regional short- and long-term […]
Pandemic life, two years later: Where do you stand?
Two years after the coronavirus pandemic swept through the United States, the masks are coming off. Workers are back in offices, students are back in classrooms, stores and restaurants are open for business. A growing number of Americans are ready to move on. And yet: More than 15,000 Americans have […]
Mental health and the pandemic: Issues and solutions
After 2 years of living with COVID-19, the physical toll of the pandemic is evident, in terms of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, but what of the mental effects? Frontline workers and young people have been some of the hardest hit, but no one has escaped the impact of the pandemic. […]
Pandemic is hard on teen mental health here are resources, tips
The Register-Guard is making this daily update related to the coronavirus free to read. To support important local journalism like this, please consider becoming a digital subscriber. When young people look back at the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be remembered as a watershed moment — a “before” and “after” picture […]
Safety-net hospital sees increase in late-stage breast cancer diagnoses during pandemic
April 06, 2022 3 min read Source/Disclosures Published by: Source: Kapp KA, et al. Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on stage of breast cancer at presentation and time to treatment and surgery at an urban safety-net hospital. Presented at: American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting (hybrid meeting); April 6-10, […]