mental health
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Covid-19 Survivors Face Increased Risk of Mental Illness and Dementia, Study Suggests
A new study out this week is the latest to suggest that the effects of covid-19 can extend beyond the initial acute illness. Researchers found that about one in every five people diagnosed with covid-19 went on to be diagnosed with an episode of mental illness and/or insomnia in the three months following — a…
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The Pandemic Is Taking a Heavy Toll on Our Mental Health, Study Finds
A new study out Wednesday is the latest to show that the covid-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll on Americans’ mental health. The research found that more than a quarter of adults surveyed have clearly experienced depression symptoms recently — over three times as many who said the same in a survey taken before…
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Even Mild Covid-19 Can Sometimes Cause Hallucinations and Other Brain Problems
Doctors are starting to see the sort of serious brain problems that scientists had previously warned would become more common because of the covid-19 pandemic. A new study published Wednesday details patients who caught the coronavirus and went on to develop neurological complications, including cognitive impairment, trouble moving or walking, and frightening hallucinations and delusions.…
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5 Reasons Why Zoom Meetings Are So Exhausting
For many of us, working from home during COVID-19 has meant we are spending a lot of time on video meeting applications like Zoom. The effects of this have taken us by surprise.