Illness
Schools Turn to Technology to Fight Virus’ on Campus – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Students across North Texas are on spring break either this week or next. Some districts are preparing to monitor students with symptoms of anything unusual during this outbreak of coronavirus. It’s not always mom who hears the first warnings of illness. Many kids bring their first complaint to the school nurse and this time of …
North Texans Go Ahead With Spring Break Plans Amid Coronavirus Concerns – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
(CBSDFW.COM) – At DFW Airport, families are heading to their Spring Break vacations — but not without their concerns. MariAnne and Kristin Francis will be visiting their sister in Utah. It’s usually one of the most anticipated trips of the year, but this year the sisters say there are some worries “I’m just scared to …
Health authorities: COVID-19 coronavirus will get worse | News
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – The COVID-19 coronavirus is picking up speed as the illness spreads across the United States, with more than 120 cases reported in 13 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says many of the illnesses are in Washington state and California. In Washington, where Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a …
Gov. Newsom to Address Homelessness, Mental Health – NBC Bay Area
California’s governor is expected to call for better mental health care to help the state’s huge homeless population when he addresses one of the state’s most pressing problems in his second State of the State speech. Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom offered what he called “a little preview” of his Wednesday speech. “We’re committed to …
Health Officials – NBC New York
What to Know There are currently no coronavirus cases in New York City, according to city health officials. As of Wednesday, the six city residents that were under observation for possible coronavirus all tested negative for the disease. One New York City non-resident also tested negative, according to the city’s health department. There are no …
Digital Technology Is Helping Reduce The Stigma Of Mental Health Illness
When those with mental illness experience prejudice and discrimination in the form of stigma, it can make their suffering considerably worse. Spreading awareness and understanding through education is one of the strategies used to tackle the problem. Years of public education campaigns have helped open the conversation. Yet evidence suggests that stigma against people with …
How digital technology can reduce mental illness stigma
When those with mental illness experience prejudice and discrimination in the form of stigma, it can make their suffering considerably worse. Spreading awareness and understanding through education is one of the strategies used to tackle the problem. Years of public education campaigns have helped open the conversation. Yet evidence suggests that stigma against people with …
Bay Area Health Officials Want Public to Remain Calm – NBC Bay Area
While fears grow over the new coronavirus out of China, health experts in the Bay Area want the public to remain calm as there are still no confirmed cases in the region. The Bay Area response team addressing the viral illness said although information was released Thursday confirming there were “persons under investigation” in Alameda …
Grafton Thomas: New York Hanukkah stabbings suspect has ‘long history of mental illness,’ family says
Grafton Thomas was arrested about an hour after the attack when a license plate reader captured his Nissan Sentra’s tag as he was crossing the George Washington Bridge into New York City, authorities said. He smelled strongly of bleach and had blood on his clothes, Rockland County Senior Assistant District Attorney Michael Dugandzic said. “We …
People with terminal illness badly need mental health support. My wife was one | Mike Addelman | Opinion
My wife died a few months ago from cancer after battling it bravely for almost three years. The physical symptoms were so tough: pain, nausea, loss of mobility, and others too distressing to talk about here. But the suffering she endured from the moment she received her diagnosis, until she entered the hospice where she …
