For the unlucky folks stuck with lingering symptoms like headaches and sleeplessness after a bout of COVID, answers - and cures - can't come soon enough. The first results of a small federal study on long COVID patients, published Tuesday, sheds a few points of light on the condition. For example, researchers found no evidence of the virus “hiding out” or lingering in the body. And certain groups, like anxiety sufferers, were more likely to end up with long COVID. Why some have continuing symptoms still is unclear.
Back in 1948, when air conditioners were a luxury item, Cole Porter penned the cheeky tune “Too Darn Hot,” bemoaning the effect of sultry summer weather on one’s desire to get frisky. But with global temperatures rising 0.32°F annually since 1981, people around the world are having a harder time just getting a good night’s sleep, according to a Danish study.
Skin and core body temperatures become more sensitive to the surrounding temps when we’re asleep, and older people, women, and people already living in warmer climates feel the effects of warming on sleep more, according to the report.
It's such a tough conversation. But parents "need to be patient, and sometimes especially young kids need to have these conversations over and over," says Melissa Brymer, director of terrorism and disaster programs at the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress.
You can start by asking kids what they’re feeling, and what their concerns are. Also, it helps to keep daily routines in place, if possible. Read more about how to help kids process tragic events.
Plus: What can research tell us about how to prevent mass shootings?
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