Yuki Noguchi
Stories
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Business
Public Health Officials Worry Coronavirus Could Lead To New Overdose Risks
The pandemic has disrupted the supply of illegal opioids, making it harder for those addicted to adjust their use.
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Health
Act Now To Get Ahead Of A Mental Health Crisis, Specialists Advise U.S.
Suicide rates typically drop during natural disasters and other crises but then spike in the months or years after. So mental health specialists are looking to build psychological resilience now.
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Health
Researchers Worry Pandemic Will Lead To A Spike In Suicide Rate
Suicide rates often drop after disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes, only to increase months later. Public health officials are trying to get ahead of an expected uptick related to COVID-19.
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Health
Dental Hygienist Worries If People Will Get Teeth Cleaned For Fear Of Coronavirus
The Anchorage practice where Candace Grenier has worked for two decades shut down. Even when things reopen, she worries people will forgo dental cleanings out of concern about the coronavirus.
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Health
Flood Of Calls And Texts To Crisis Hotlines Reflects Americans' Rising Anxiety
People are calling crisis hotlines in greater numbers, complaining of more complex struggles. What these lines are seeing offers a window into the emotional struggles Americans face.
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Business
CEO Organizes A 7-Hour Virtual Beer Pong To Ease Edge Off Employees
DJ Haddad, CEO of an advertising company in Fairfield, Conn., says virtual meetings and parties help his employees forge new connections with their co-workers.
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National
She Supports 8 People On $480 A Week And Is Figuring What Payments To Defer
Dyan Navejar is the only one in her family who's still working. Her husband lost his job as a dishwasher. "Food — that's the biggest thing in my household right now. These kids can eat," she says.
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Health
Trauma On The Pandemic's Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling
Hospital workers face stresses right now that can compare to fighting a war, and recent research suggests medical staff could be among the hardest hit by the mental health effects of the pandemic.
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Health
Health Crisis Is Taking Emotional And Mental Toll On Health Care Workers
ICU nurse Jennifer Binstock, head of the American Psychiatry Association Dr. Bruce Schwartz and NPR's Yuki Noguchi discuss the mental toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on health care workers.
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Health
Health Crisis Is Taking Mental Toll On Health Care Workers, Continued
ICU nurse Jennifer Binstock, head of the American Psychiatry Association Dr. Bruce Schwartz and NPR's Yuki Noguchi discuss the mental toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on health care workers.