Dr. Nuno Germano had a nagging fear when Portugal’s January surge of COVID-19 cases threatened to overwhelm the public health system, forcing his intensive care unit at Lisbon’s Curry Cabral Hospital to double its number of beds in a week….
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Union leader: Chicago teachers are battling both coronavirus pandemic and fear
Weingarten: Chicago teachers are battling ‘fear’ in addition to pandemic American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten discusses the standoff in Chicago after union teachers voted against resuming in-person learning. American Federation of Teachers leader Randi Weingarten said Tuesday that Chicago educators…
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How to tackle a fear of needles in preparation for the Covid-19 vaccine
If you’re feeling nervous about getting the Covid-19 vaccine, you’re not the only one. While some have fears due to concerns about how the pandemic has been handled and others have bought into misinformation online, there’s another group of people…
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Fear and anxiety spike in virus hot spots across US
Preslie Paur breaks down in tears when she thinks of her state’s refusal to mandate face masks. The South Salt Lake City, Utah, woman can’t work at her special education job due to an autoimmune disease. Her husband, also a…
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How fear encourages physical distancing during pandemic
Welcome to shopping during the coronavirus pandemic: customers clad in masks, slathered with sanitizer and surrounded by signage urging them to avoid close contact. Despite guidelines plastered on the walls and floors of grocery and retail stores encouraging customers to…
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Fear of missing out impacts people of all ages
Social media addicted teenagers are not the only people who experience the Fear of Missing Out also known as FoMO. In fact, not age, but aspects of self-perception—namely loneliness, low self-esteem and low self-compassion—were more closely associated with the social…
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EVE SIMMONS: Why calorie counts on restaurant menus fills me with fear
EVE SIMMONS: Why putting calories on restaurant menus fills me with fear Britain is officially on a diet. After three years of debates and discussions, the Government has finally committed to a strategy to reduce our national waistline, spurred on…
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Pandemic leads to higher depression, anxiety and fear, studies show
The COVID-19 pandemic led to higher levels of depression, anxiety, suicidal tendencies and psychological trauma among American adults during the early months of its spread, according to three new studies published by University of Arkansas sociologists. Using an internet survey…
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How associative fear memory is formed in the brain
How does the brain form “fear memory” that links a traumatic event to a particular situation? A pair of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, may have found an answer. Using a mouse model, the researchers demonstrated the formation…
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