Public trust in physicians and hospitals has plummeted since the COVID-19 pandemic, going from 71.5% in April 2020 to 40.1% in January 2024.
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Northeastern Global News
Trust in physicians and hospitals plummeted since the COVID pandemic, Northeastern research says
Northeastern’s David Lazer says a 50-state survey indicates the need to shore up trust in health providers and practices.
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Pandemic-era children show altered brain responses to facial expressions, with a reduced neural response to happy faces. One possible explanation is that happy expressions may have decreased during the pandemic, due to both mask-wearing and the emotional toll experienced by caregivers.
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PsyPost
Pandemic-era children show altered brain responses to facial expressions, new study finds
Children tested during the COVID-19 pandemic show reduced sensitivity to emotional expressions, particularly happiness—highlighting possible effects of limited social exposure in early development.
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COVID-19 pandemic significantly eroded American public’s trust in US public health institutions like the CDC 🦠📉, shows longitudinal assessment from 2020-2024 📊.
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journals.plos.org
Change in confidence in public health entities among US adults between 2020–2024
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced significant uncertainty among Americans, and eroded trust in US health entities and institutions. This study describes a longitudinal assessment of Americans’ change in confidence in these public health entities from 2020…
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The pandemic may have accelerated the ageing of our brains by 5.5 months even before catching covid-19, based on structural changes to white and grey matter 🧠⏳💔
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New Scientist
The pandemic may have aged our brains even before we caught covid-19
The covid-19 pandemic changed our lives, and the world, in many ways - and now we are starting to understand its wider neurological effects
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COVID-19 made our brains age faster 🦠🧠: « COVID-19 is leaving all kinds of legacies on our health, both on our bodies and our brains. Researchers report that living through the pandemic aged our brains—whether or not you were infected with COVID-19. »
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TIME
COVID-19 Made Our Brains Age Faster
A new study suggests that the pandemic took a toll on your brain even before you got infected.
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A study of 158 million US workers found health-related absences remain 13% higher than before the pandemic, reducing labour force participation. 📊💼🦠
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Jamanetwork
Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market
This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.
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Science News
The COVID-19 pandemic may have interfered with young children’s (2,5 to 6,5 years) ability to stay focused, regulate their behavior, and adapt to new situations Read Full Article #ChildDevelopment #AttentionSkills #EarlyLearning #COVIDImpact #BehaviorRegulation
🧠 Study of 139 children (ages 2.5-6.5) found COVID-19 disruptions may have impacted young children's focus, behavior regulation, and adaptability.
📅 Children tested 1-3 years after the pandemic's start showed weaker links between early and later executive function skills compared to those tested over 3 years out.
🏫 Preschoolers at the pandemic's onset experienced steeper EF gains later, possibly due to disruptions in early schooling and social interaction.
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📅 Children tested 1-3 years after the pandemic's start showed weaker links between early and later executive function skills compared to those tested over 3 years out.
🏫 Preschoolers at the pandemic's onset experienced steeper EF gains later, possibly due to disruptions in early schooling and social interaction.
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Stimulant prescribing for adults doubled over COVID pandemic, mostly ADHD drugs, analysis suggests. Relative to before the pandemic, new recipients during the pandemic were more likely to be young adults aged 25 to 34 years and women.
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CIDRAP
Stimulant prescribing for adults doubled over COVID pandemic, analysis suggests