The mental health crisis that has resulted from the imposition of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 has been
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Hong Kong’s Tough COVID-19 Rules See Babies Isolated, Families Cramped in Tiny Spaces
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Families in Asia’s financial hub of Hong Kong are suffering isolation and trauma after strict coronavirus
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Murthy for SG, Levine for HHS Get Mostly Positive Senate Reception
The Biden administration nominees for surgeon general and assistant secretary for health had a mostly positive reception from senators during
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Social interactions after isolation may counteract food and cigarette cravings
Social interaction may help reverse food and cigarette cravings triggered by being in social isolation, a UNSW study in rats
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Beyond the locker room: Coronavirus isolation is an opportunity to teach boys about toxic masculinity
“Boys being boys” is a tired narrative, but one that is still dominant in sport culture. The latest example: The
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Social isolation plus heart failure could increase hospitalizations, deaths
Patients with heart failure who felt socially isolated were much more likely to die or be hospitalized than more socially
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How social isolation transforms the brain
Chronic social isolation has debilitating effects on mental health in mammals—for example, it is often associated with depression and post-traumatic
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