“Anxiety is a common yet unwelcome emotion, one that most of us would prefer to avoid if given the choice. To illustrate, Natasha Reynolds, a psychotherapist at Bloom Psychology & Wellness in Toronto, compares anxiety to a smoke alarm. In the same way that a smoke detector signals both real danger and false alarms, our … Read more
“As the United States experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases over recent weeks, the issue of mask mandates has once again come to the forefront, prompting Republican governors to pledge that they will prevent their reinstatement. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there has been a 15.7 percent … Read more
Hospitalizations linked to Covid-19 in the United States have once again begun to rise since July. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 17,418 hospital admissions recorded across the US during the week starting on August 26th. Although the numbers are not as alarming as those seen during the … Read more
Illinois healthcare practitioners will now be required to engage in an annual one-hour cultural training session to uphold their professional standing. Some critics argue that such training is redundant. The enactment of House Bill 2450, introduced by state Representative Dagmara Avelar, mandates that healthcare workers within the state complete a one-hour training session focused on … Read more
(Reported by The Hill) — A notable portion of adults still retain misconceptions regarding critical health subjects, with erroneous assertions concerning COVID-19, vaccines, and reproductive health garnering significant support, as indicated by a recent KFF survey. While not all participants embraced these claims, nearly all respondents in the survey were cognizant of the misinformation, with … Read more