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Americans Are Feeling Quarantine Fatigue After A Month Of Social Distancing

5:10pm April 27, 2020

Most Americans have been social distancing for more than a month now. Feelings of "quarantine fatigue" are setting in, and some are starting to loosen up their lockdown routines.

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Some LGBTQ Youth Find Hard Times At Home

8:04am April 25, 2020

by Patti Neighmond

As most Americans shelter in place, many young people find themselves back at home with families who are not supportive of their values, politics or sexuality.

A fatigued health care worker takes a moment outside the Brooklyn Hospital Center in April. Many hospital workers these days have to cope with horrific tragedies playing out multiple times on a single, 12-hour shift.

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Trauma On The Pandemic's Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling

7:49pm April 23, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Hospital workers face stresses right now that can compare to fighting a war, and recent research suggests medical staff could be among the hardest hit by the mental health effects of the pandemic.

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How The COVID-19 Outbreak Is Making Some People Less Anxious

6:02am April 23, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Sarah Menkedick, author of Ordinary Insanity, about her recent essay in The Washington Post: How the coronavirus pandemic actually eased my anxiety.

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Pandemic Affects Mental Health Of Frontline Health Workers

4:13pm April 22, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Frontline hospital workers see COVID-19 patients dying every day — often due to a lack of resources or time. They could be among the hardest hit by the mental health after-effects of the pandemic.

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Health Crisis Is Taking Emotional And Mental Toll On Health Care Workers

8:44am April 22, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

ICU nurse Jennifer Binstock, head of the American Psychiatry Association Dr. Bruce Schwartz and NPR's Yuki Noguchi discuss the mental toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on health care workers.

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Health Crisis Is Taking Mental Toll On Health Care Workers, Continued

10:31pm April 21, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

ICU nurse Jennifer Binstock, head of the American Psychiatry Association Dr. Bruce Schwartz and NPR's Yuki Noguchi discuss the mental toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on health care workers.

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Life After Intubation: People Face Physical, Cognitive Issues

4:24pm April 20, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

The majority of people recover from COVID-19, but some who have been in intensive care still have a variety of health problems, both physical and cognitive, after they leave the hospital.

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A January report found that 40% of U.S. counties don't have a single health care provider approved to prescribe buprenorphine, a medicine integral to helping many patients beat opioid addiction. Permitting more-distant doctors to evaluate patients online

Coronavirus Crisis Spurs Access To Online Treatment For Opioid Addiction

3:54pm April 20, 2020

by Phil Galewitz

The federal government has waived a law that required an in-person doctor's visit before patients could be prescribed drugs that quell withdrawal symptoms. That's a boon for patients, counselors say.

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COVID-19 Crisis Takes A Toll On Americans' Mental Health

12:24pm April 20, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

People under coronavirus lockdown may be facing extra mental health challenges — with fewer accessible ways to cope.

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