Lockdown Health Trends

Symptoms of the coronavirus are well known: loss of smell, tightness in the chest, trouble breathing, high temperature and general fatigue. But the pandemic also caused other, subtler, more indirect symptoms. For example, rates of depression, anxiety and alcohol use all rose during the pandemic. How doctors interact and treat their patients also changed. This week, WTOP reporter Kristi King talks about how the pandemic affected people’s health and what changes to the healthcare system are here to stay.

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