By DAVE CELONE By Dave Celone Back on Jan. 20, 2020, a patient in the United States was given the first diagnosis of the COVID-19 virus infection by the State of Washington and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Now we’ve just past the one-year mark of[Read More…]

By DAVE CELONE By Dave Celone Higher education and community mental health have some things in common when it comes to student and client admissions. Colleges and universities often tout need-blind admissions policies. That means they may admit students without looking at their financial circumstances. Of course, they can then[Read More…]

By Victoria Knight Kaiser Health News The holidays are approaching just as COVID-19 case rates nationwide are increasing at a record-breaking pace, leading to dire warnings from public health experts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued cautions and updated guidelines related to family gatherings. Dr. Anthony Fauci,[Read More…]

By DAVE CELONE By Dave Celone Back in 1851, Herman Melville recognized looming holiday-season depression in the very first chapter of “Moby Dick.” Then, he wrote about Ishmael who quipped, “whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul… I[Read More…]

By Melissa Burdi The Conversation As temperatures fall, people are spending more time indoors. That heightens the risk of the coronavirus spreading, but there are some simple steps you can take to help protect yourself and everyone around you. It’s easy to get tired of wearing masks and practicing social[Read More…]

By Lauren Weber Kaiser Health News As the return of college students to campuses has fueled as many as 3,000 COVID-19 cases a day, keeping track of them is a logistical nightmare for local health departments and colleges. Some students are putting down their home addresses instead of their college[Read More…]

By STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Two years out of medical school, respiratory therapist Savannah Stuard is on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 in New Orleans, operating ventilator equipment or manually pumping air into patients’ lungs. It’s challenging work under any circumstances, involving 12-hour shifts,[Read More…]

By Leanne Italie Associated Press NEW YORK — Parents have weighed in on reopening schools. Teachers have weighed in. Public health experts, too, along with cities, states and President Donald Trump. But what about the kids themselves? As the grown-ups fret, kindergartners to high schoolers faced with a range of[Read More…]

By Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News The U.S. is in the midst of both a public health crisis and a health care crisis. Yet most people aren’t aware these are two distinct things. And the response for each is going to be crucial. If you’re not a health professional of[Read More…]

By EMMARIE HUETTEMAN Kaiser Health News In the midst of a global health crisis that has disrupted daily life and heightened anxieties for millions of Americans, former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday urged people showing symptoms of the novel coronavirus to seek medical attention[Read More…]