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"I can say that without doing that I certainly wouldn't be here … that's a story I have had from a few others," she says.

The Defense Department will soon release a plan that it is calling a “paradigm shift” in how it approaches brain health in the military. The strategy moves away from the old way of addressing dangerous exposures to the brain as single, standalone incidents, and instead considers those exposures in a broad spectrum over a service member’s career.

"52% of warriors said their mental health was worse as a result of social distancing," she said. "61% said they felt disconnected from friends, family, the community."

Millions have survived Covid-19 hospitalization, and, for most, the acute physical symptoms have gone away. But many continue to endure the emotional and psychological trauma that comes with having Covid-19. 

Oscar spent weeks in a coma after contracting COVID-19 and is still dealing with some of the long-term physical and psychological effects.

New neuroimaging research offers preliminary evidence that childhood maltreatment amplifies the impact of combat exposure trauma.

When Black teenagers talk about how George Floyd’s death affected them, many use the same word: trauma.

Head of Royal College of Psychiatrists warns that the emotional toll from the pandemic could last for years

Medical practitioners at the Veterans Health Administration’s Center of Excellence in Palo Alto are acting on the idea that encouraging veterans to share their stories can help. They’ve teamed with the non-profit TeachAids to develop a project called the Crash Course Concussion Story Wall. 

Doctors say the side effects of trauma are heightened during the pandemic.

“If ever we needed to be reminded of how important human connection and support is for people with serious illness,” Meier says, “this pandemic has made the point very, very clearly.”

Players said the lawyer for the N.F.L. retiree class knew that race-based criteria were used to deny Black players’ dementia claims. A review of eight such rejections seems to support their argument.