Nurses treating coronavirus patients have attended multiple protests over the killing of George Floyd to act as medics to protesters hit with tear gas and pepper spray. More
Experts estimate local and state health departments will have to hire 100,000 to 300,000 people as contact tracers to get the economy back on track More
Residents do much of the work in teaching hospitals yet have little or no say about their working conditions and lack bargaining power to improve them. More
Brooke McNaughton shares what she learned as a Lown public health intern during an unprecedented health crisis. More
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other health care workers are struggling with exhaustion from long hours and a crushing emotional toll, even as they're being celebrated as heroes. More
A new poll finds nearly half of Americans are suffering mental health problems due to a loss of income or job and missing medical care, with women suffering more than men. More
Like so many other aspects of our health care system, the pandemic has laid bare the flaws in our electronic health record system. More
The hero image burns so bright that it eclipses any light shining on the failures of the system that could turn heroes into involuntary martyrs. More
Navigating this pandemic is difficult in many ways, but it’s particularly complicated when a loved one has dementia. More
Before Covid-19, health care workers were already vulnerable to depression and suicide. Mental health experts now fear even more will be prone to trauma-related disorders. More
Many California primary care doctors surveyed by an Oakland foundation say they are cutting staff and taking other drastic measures to avoid shutting their office for good, as the coronavirus outbreak and shelter-in-place orders empty their offices. More
Lown's newest public health intern Bruce Jobse shares a story about how even when clinicians and patients believe they are doing “everything right,” misunderstandings and lack of trust can still make things go wrong. More
Clinicians on the front lines of the pandemic have to handle the grief of many deaths while tending to other patients that still need their care. For many, it’s a struggle to manage those emotions; for some health workers, it can have devastating consequences for their emotional well-being. More
Dr. Vivek Murthy tells NPR: "The reality is that loneliness is a natural signal that our body gives us, similar to hunger, thirst. And that's how important human connection is." More
Some states are ramping up their contact tracing capacity-- but are they hiring enough tracers to open up safely? More
Tsion Firew writes that healthcare professionals across the globe are faced with extraordinary levels of pressure not so different from a warzone. More
Many front-line health care workers battling COVID-19 still owe hundreds of thousands of dollars. More
Crisis counselors are on the front lines of a mental health crisis every bit as wrenching as medical battles waged against Covid-19 every day in hospitals. More
There have been many instances of nurses being exploited, abandoned, and silenced in this pandemic. They deserve better. More
The Covid-19 pandemic will mark many Americans with psychological scars, and likely interfere with the function of health care workers now and later. More