1 Question, 5 Answers: What Did You Learn About Our Healthcare System In 2020?
5 pros reflect on our resilient, flawed healthcare system and share advice for 2021.
Rounds
Brittany Risher
Brittany Risher is a writer, editor and digital strategist specializing in health and lifestyle content. She's written for publications including Men's Health, Women's Health, Self and Yoga Journal.
Explainers
Have You Been Charged a ‘COVID Fee’?
Some doctors have added surcharges to offset pandemic-related expenses. Here's what to know if you find one tacked onto your bill.
Scopes
The Minds of COVID ‘Long-Haulers’
People who take a while to recover from the coronavirus are reporting brain fog, irritability, depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms. Why?
Scopes
Will COVID Make SAD Worse?
Even if the winter blues are amplified this year, there are ways to get ahead of the problem.
Voices
Navigating Virtual Treatment for Eating Disorders
After reverting to old, unhealthy habits during the pandemic, I learned how to get the most out of telehealth.
Scopes
It’s Time to Redefine Infertility
Doing so would lead to more equal insurance benefits for LGBTQ+ people.
Scopes
For Some People, COVID Temp Checks Are a Major Stressor
Temp screenings are supposed to make restaurants, gyms and other businesses safer. For some chronically ill people, they just make life harder.
Scopes
Telehealth Is Helping COVID Patients Through a Long and Winding Recovery
Some healthcare centers offer new virtual services specifically for patients dealing with lingering effects from the coronavirus.
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