Tue.Sep 08, 2020

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Behavioral Health Side-Effects in the COVID Era

Health Populi

“This surge of people experiencing acute behavioral health problems…has the potential to further impact the healthcare system for years to come,” a report from McKinsey expects looking at the hidden costs of COVID-19’s impact on U.S. health care. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on Americans’ mental health, with anxiety and depression growing as a side-effect to worries about the virus itself, the long Great Lockdown in much of the country, and the economic

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To revitalize primary care policy, focus on relationships

Healthy Debate

Growing up, I knew there was something special about the relationship I had with my family doctor, the only physician I knew for my first two decades of life.For those two decades, our family doctor formed my ideas of what it was like to be a health professional. I distinctly remember the kind face and unhurried tone, but also the multiple roles played – at once scientist, advisor and connector.