Moral injury drains medical community, further imperils post-COVID-19 recovery

KJZZ

The pandemic shone a light on the limits of the health care system. But it also illuminated the distress that has long beleaguered doctors and nurses. Neither burnout nor post-traumatic stress disorder, this moral injury could undermine medicine’s efforts to bounce back after COVID-19.

Posted on BrainLine May 6, 2022.

Fort Myers student hoping to walk at graduation after crash causes traumatic brain injury

WINK-TV / CBS

A Southwest Florida high school senior is fighting to walk on her own to get her diploma. Khalia Carter was hit by a drunk driver last month and was left with a traumatic brain injury.

Posted on BrainLine May 6, 2022.

UVM researchers probe links between opioid use and PTSD

WCAX / CBS

Almost all people with opioid use disorder have experienced trauma at some point in their lifetime, and about a third of that population report symptoms of PTSD, according to psychiatric experts. University of Vermont researchers want to find out how simultaneous treatment of both conditions can help patients heal faster and more effectively.

Posted on BrainLine May 5, 2022.

Severe COVID is equivalent to 20 years of ageing, losing 10 IQ points – new study

The Conversation

Severe COVID results in cognitive impairment similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent of losing ten IQ points, our latest research shows. The effects are still detectable more than six months after the acute illness, and recovery is, at best, gradual.

Posted on BrainLine May 5, 2022.

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