Mental health professionals are the ones taking care of us: Who’s taking care of them?
USA TODAY spoke with half a dozen mental health workers who told us the pandemic has been the most challenging year of their professional lives. More
Health and care workers are owed a better future
It has been a traumatic and testing year for the health and care workforce globally. In recognition of their contribution and struggles during the pandemic response, WHO has designated 2021 as the International Year of Health and Care Workers. More
How do you help the healers? The Emotional PPE Project covers what masks and face shields don’t
The Emotional PPE Project makes free therapy available to health care workers facing unrelenting stress. The cofounder understands firsthand the value of resilience. More
Covid-19 Surge Leaves Doctors, Nurses Reeling From Burnout
The pandemic’s longest and most deadly surge has posed risks to quality of care and left medical professionals exhausted. More
Doctors on social media are being cyberbullied and sexually harassed. It’s time to change that
A year ago, physicians who championed public health initiatives on social media were often harassed online. The pandemic made it worse. More
Caring for the caregivers who feel the weight of the pandemic war
A support line allows physicians to speak about helplessness, rage, depression, anxiety, loneliness, insomnia, and — often — the uncomfortable sense that they no longer recognize themselves. More
Beyond burnout: For health care workers, this surge of Covid-19 is bringing burnover
From the latest Covid-19 surge, clinicians once more face risky, burnout-inducing work. They are frustrated this is happening again. More
I am an emergency and critical care physician. I had COVID-19 infection twice and I’m tired.
I am tired, but each day I go to work, I continue to pour my heart, soul, and mind into my patients. Being a critical care and emergency medicine physician is a job I love. More
Doctors Are Calling It Quits Under Stress of the Pandemic
Thousands of medical practices are closing, as doctors and nurses decide to retire early or shift to less intense jobs. More
Trump is wrong: Doctors are not profiting from Covid. We are being consumed by it
Trump has stated that doctors are falsely inflating the numbers of coronavirus deaths for financial gain. These are fabricated musings, seemingly designed to shift blame from his own lack of competence by creating a false narrative for the American public, writes Janice Blanchard More