People watch from their apartment windows as multiple groups of people gather together at Cascade playground before marching for Black lives and against police brutality on the night of the 2020 presidential election, on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in Seattle. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
Pandemic isolation hits young adults especially hard Dec 11, 2020
Their sadness exceeds that seen in older adults that face higher health risks from Covid-19.
A psychologist offers advice to help them feel better.
Jennifer Cadigan, a psychologist and a researcher with the University of Washington School of Medicine, says the reason young adults have been hit so hard, emotionally, is that at that age, peer groups are really important.
Cardiovascular Disease Burden, Deaths Are Rising Around the World
Paper calls for urgent action to combat global burden of CVD through prevention programs and access to emergency care, medications
Dec 09, 2020
WASHINGTON (Dec 09, 2020) -
The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) is steadily rising, including one-third of all deaths globally in 2019, according to a paper in the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology that reviewed the total magnitude of CVD burden and trends over 30 years around the world. The data reflects an urgent need for countries to establish cost-effective public health programs aimed at reducing cardiovascular risk through modifiable behaviors.