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THE WASHINGTON POST – Issey Moloney signed up for therapy through Britain’s National Health Service when she was just 12 years old. She was on a waiting list for four years. In the meantime, social media helped her feel less alone,...

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I was stopped in the hospital hallway by a colleague who commented, “I’ve got a patient I’d like you to see sometime. But he’s not ready yet.” I replied, “Well, my job is to improve a patient’s quality of life and...

Health care workers often find themselves on the front lines of high stress environments and firsthand experience the stresses of peak demand for health care services. Global accidents, major accidents and natural disasters place additional pressures on the healthcare workforce and...

The Covid-19 pandemic has been incredibly devastating for older Americans. Not only because they face an increased possibility of death and complications from the virus, but also because of the lockdown and social distancing that has pushed them indoors and alone....