Nurses in the trenches of this pandemic are suffering burnout and PTSD like never before: A survey of 10,000 frontline nurses around the country in June found that one-third have experienced severe mental health issues due to the ongoing crisis. Now they’re among the vulnerable groups being targeted by a […]
Read Time : 12 Minutes
‘We doctors usually thrive on stress, but the pandemic is leaving us on the verge of burnout’
A doctor I spoke to recently cried as she told me she had seen more deaths of patients in a month than in the rest of her career. Their lives ended with no loved ones by their side, in the new and brutal world of Covid-19. She felt devastated at […]
Read Time : 15 Minutes
How to reduce remote learning burnout in kids
How to reduce remote learning burnout in kids Remote learning has children tethered to their screens. And while necessary to stop the spread of coronavirus, all this screen time can cause an unfortunate side effect in kids: remote learning burnout. Nancy (whose last name was withheld to protect her privacy) […]