People with mental illness are at greater risk for developing COVID-19 than the general population, and vice versa — meaning reverberations from the pandemic are likely to be felt long after the virus has been brought to heel. And whether
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Nurses in North Dakota came out against a new policy that allows healthcare workers with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections to continue working at hospitals and nursing homes. The policy was issued Monday by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who announced an amended order that
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The first wave of COVID-19 forced hospitals to get creative when treating patients, and they can apply these lessons as the next wave of the pandemic approaches. “This is teaching us that no one is immune and no one is
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Adults started drinking more alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic, but women not only drank more frequently but also reported significant increases in heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems, a national survey found. Overall frequency of alcohol consumption among adults ages 30-80
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Patients with symptomatic COVID-19 were more likely than uninfected controls to report some form of restaurant dining — including indoor, patio and outdoor seating — in the 2 weeks prior to symptom onset, CDC researchers found. Compared to controls without
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Nursing was the most common occupation and residential care facilities were the most common reported job setting for healthcare professionals (HCPs) with COVID-19, CDC researchers found. In a subset of six jurisdictions reporting occupational type or job setting for HCPs
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Before COVID-19 hit New York City, Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital had a flexible, 24-hour visitor policy for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). People would visit their loved ones at any hour of the day, coming and going as
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Among older former cigarette smokers, a strong correlation was shown between smoking duration and health, with longer smoking history associated with greater risk for poor overall health, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and chronic disease, according to CDC research. In
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Nurses are increasingly being forced to reuse N95 masks, sometimes for five days or longer, and growing numbers of nurses said they feel unsafe reusing masks even after they were decontaminated, according to the latest in a series of nursing
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Getting to know the critically ill patients they’re taking care of is hard enough for ICU doctors under normal circumstances. But it’s even worse during COVID-19. Not only are there no visiting family members to give you information, “but the
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