Police staff who have to analyze and categorize images of child sexual abuse cope with the trauma associated with their work by developing informal ways to support each other, research shows. Being able to recognize their own distress—and that of…
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As official toll mounts, true COVID death figure elusive
While the official number of deaths from COVID-19 has topped 3.4 million globally, experts say this is undoubtedly an underestimate. But by how much? And how can we know the true death toll of the pandemic? Scientists are working tirelessly…
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Leaders take note: Feeling powerful can have a hidden toll
New research from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business finds that feeling psychologically powerful makes leaders’ jobs seem more demanding. And perceptions of heightened job demands both help and hurt powerful leaders. Trevor Foulk of the University of…
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Italy’s virus death toll tops 100,000
Italy on Monday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 official coronavirus deaths, amid warnings the spread of new variants is fuelling a fresh wave of infections. Just over a year since it became the first European country to be overwhelmed…
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US coronavirus death toll surpasses 350,000 as experts anticipate post-holiday surge
Dr. Siegel on coronavirus vaccine rollout across the country Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on COVID vaccine distribution The coronavirus death toll in the United States surpassed 350,000 early Sunday, as experts anticipate another surge in cases…
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COVID-19 toll linked to Belgian party for elderly hits 27
The death toll of a virus outbreak in a care home linked to a Saint Nicolas party for the elderly last month has reached 27. The Mol care center in northern Belgium had organized a Dec. 4 visit of beloved…
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Excess death toll in care homes from COVID-19 ‘hugely underestimated’
An early draft of a study by University of Manchester health economists and data scientists calculates that up to 10,000 more people may have died in care homes from COVID-19 than previously realized. The study is the first independent analysis…
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Global coronavirus death toll tops 1.1 million
The total number of declared deaths from the new coronavirus has topped 1.1 million around the world, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 1500 GMT Friday. At least 1,100,056 fatalities, out of 38,997,267 cases, have been reported….
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Global Death Toll From COVID-19 Passes 1 Million
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 — The global COVID-19 pandemic reached a grim new milestone on Tuesday: 1 million dead. Americans made up more than 200,000 of those deaths, or one in every five, according to a running tally comprised by…
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COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 200,000 in the United States
MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2020 — As the U.S. COVID-19 case count neared 200,000 on Monday, public health experts debated whether the spread of the virus will continue to slow or a new surge will come, as cold weather returns to…
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