SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians upset with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pandemic rules — which shuttered businesses, kept schoolkids at home and mandated masks — helped fuel the September recall election that could spell the end of his political career. But among the allies rushing to Newsom’s defense are doctors, nurses, dentists and other health care interests […]
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Veterans facing dangerous triad amid coronavirus, other health conditions, expert says
Importance of PTSD treatment among veterans and what we can do to help Mental Health Expert Dr. Ken Marfilius talks to Fox News to discuss PTSD among veterans and how COVID-19 has shown the importance of telehealth treatments. Dr. Marfilius is a visiting teaching professor in the School of Social Work at the Falk College […]
Peru facing rural COVID-19 disaster
A disaster is looming in Peru caused by COVID-19 as thousands return to their rural homes where there are limited resources and facilities, according to research carried out at the University of St Andrews. When COVID-19 struck Peru in March 2020, thousands of Peruvians chose to leave large cities and return to their community origins […]
Significant barriers facing homeless adults in accessing quality end-of-life care
Terminally-ill homeless adults and their care providers must surmount many obstacles in the receipt and provision of palliative care, according to a University of Toronto scoping review of the available grey and peer-reviewed literature on this topic, published online this week in OMEGA—Journal of Death and Dying. “Homeless individuals often live and die in the […]