Category: Pandemic toll

Rates of Eating Disorders Surge Amid Pandemic

July 23, 2021
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Doctors are seeing a surge in eating disorders across the country as people try to cope with the stress and anxiety induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jennifer Wildes, an associate psychiatry professor and director of outpatient eating disorders program at the University of Chicago Medicine, says she’s “absolutely seeing massive increases.” Patients are waiting 4…

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StatCan Data Estimates Nearly 14,000 More Deaths Than Expected in 2020

March 11, 2021
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OTTAWA—Provisional estimates from Statistics Canada suggest nearly 14,000 more deaths than expected took place last year, even accounting for the pandemic and an aging population. The early numbers attempt to measure so-called “excess mortality,” which occurs when there are more deaths during a period of time than would be expected. The report estimates 296,373 deaths…

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