The term ‘moral injury’ originated in the military as a way to describe psychological stress caused by events that are interpreted as unjust. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the term is being applied to refer to the emotionally difficult and unique circumstances that healthcare providers are facing, and there is significant concern that … [Read more...]
Measures to Identify Moral Injury Endured by Healthcare Workers
E-Cigarettes Shown to Lead to Changes Like Those in Severe Periodontitis
The rising use of e-cigarettes, which have been available since 1990, is causing concern amongst many physicians and healthcare professionals. Given that the 6% of Americans that use e-cigarette includes 3 million high school-aged children, parents also worry about the implications of e-cigarette use, such as the long-term consequences of using … [Read more...]
ACE Inhibitors Do Not Seem to Interact With COVID-19
Given the discovery that the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) – a key protein in the renin-angiotensin system – is the receptor through which SARS-CoV-2 enters cells, physicians and scientists have been concerned that patients taking ACE inhibitors may be more vulnerable to COVID-19. A study was therefore undertaken to investigate any … [Read more...]
What COVID-19 Has Revealed About Job Security in the Healthcare Industry
While the healthcare industry has for decades been viewed as a sector with a high degree of job security, that security may be changing, especially for certain healthcare roles. Though some of these changes started before COVID-19, the effect of the pandemic on highly trained physicians was shocking to many. As non-urgent medical care grinded to … [Read more...]
New Data on Gun Use Risk in Adolescents
It has generally been thought that traits deemed callous and unemotional are traits that increase the likelihood that adolescents engage in violence. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has indeed listed limited prosocial emotions as a symptom of conduct disorder. These types of traits have been identified in more than … [Read more...]