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COVID 'decimated our staff' as the pandemic ravages health workers of color

19/01/2021 06:00am | 1428 views

By Danielle Renwick

Last spring, New Jersey emergency room nurse Maritza Beniquez saw “wave after wave” of sick patients, each wearing a look of fear that grew increasingly familiar as the weeks wore on.

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Self Advocacy

Task Force Urges Depression Screening For All U.S. Adults, Including Pregnant And Postpartum Women

13/03/2016 07:22pm | 6977 views

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has expanded its guidelines for depression screening, saying it is universally helpful to all U.S. adults over the age of 18, including pregnant and postpartum women. The panel says the benefits of treatment, even medication that may affect fetuses, far outweigh any potential risks.

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