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02020-04-13The Worst Effects of SARS-COV-2 may be on all of our minds: a mental health crisis due to the “lockdown”: JAMA Psychiatry

02020-04-12Factors that mitigate infection with SARS-COV-2 (that is, what protects you from overwhelming COVID-19): Health habits that might keep you from dying.

02020-04-12Data from Iceland suggest that roughly 89 to 94% of SARS-COV-2 infections (COVID-19) have gone undetected: BioRxiv. We are already behind the eight-ball on COVID-19 and the only way to catch up is with tests for everyone and a smartphone app.

02020-04-12Data from Iceland suggest that roughly 89 to 94% of infections have gone undetected: BioRxiv

02018-06-07CDC: US Suicide Rate Increased 25% Between 1999 and 2016; there were 45000 US Suicides in 2016. 54% of Suicides Had No Diagnosed Mental Disorder. Prevention is most effective when close relatives and friends reach out to individuals who suffer loss.

02018-05-25William “Cotton” Jarrell(coal miner): “…call and tell us you’re disappointed [that you missed your screening appointment for black lung disease]… I guarantee you we will make the next [appointment].”

02018-04-20Premature Death in the US: States South of Mason-Dixon Line Suffer the Most From Potentially Preventable Deaths, Possibly Due to Poverty and Racism