CDC Tries to Solve Emerging Crisis: Mental Health Issues Among Doctors and Nurses

CDC Tries to Solve Emerging Crisis: Mental Health Issues Among Doctors and Nurses

Top line The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks to combat the mental health crisis among health care workers by introducing a new initiative to help doctors and nurses deal with burnout, which has affected nearly half of the workforce in 2022. A stressed healthcare worker sitting on the floor with her head down. …

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Policy Brief: Health Conditions and Health Care Among California’s Undocumented Immigrants

Policy Brief: Health Conditions and Health Care Among California's Undocumented Immigrants

California has invested in its immigrant population by expanding Medi-Cal eligibility to low-income undocumented residents by age. By January 2024, the program will be available to all ages, regardless of immigration status, and the state can expect an influx of new Medi-Cal applicants. Information about the health of undocumented immigrants and the health services they …

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Burnout and bullying are driving a mental health crisis among healthcare workers

Burnout and bullying are driving a mental health crisis among healthcare workers

(The Hill) Healthcare workers are facing a serious mental health crisis. A new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that bullying, burnout and symptoms of poor mental health are being reported at higher levels than before the COVID pandemic began. 19. The number of days that U.S. health …

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Burnout and bullying are driving a mental health crisis among healthcare workers

Burnout and bullying are driving a mental health crisis among healthcare workers

Healthcare workers are facing a serious mental health crisis. A new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that bullying, burnout and symptoms of poor mental health are being reported at higher levels than before the COVID pandemic began. 19. The number of days that U.S. health care workers …

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Utah ranks among the top 10 states to live in for happiness and mental health

Utah ranks among the top 10 states to live in for happiness and mental health

Many factors influence your mental health, but have you considered the important role geography can play? The mental health crisis in the United States is taking a toll on different populations across the country, for many reasons. Healthcare staffing company Soliant Health has released its research and ranking of US states from best to worst …

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Antidepressant Use Among Older Adults Linked to Driving Impairments on Road Test

Antidepressant Use Among Older Adults Linked to Driving Impairments on Road Test

Antidepressants may inhibit older adults’ ability to drive, according to a new study published in JAMA Open Network. The cohort study found that serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs and SNRIs, respectively), sedatives and hypnotics, as well as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and medicines containing acetaminophen increased the risk of failing a road test over time in …

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