b'A D V A N C I N G I N N O V A T I O N S I N H E A L T H C A R E P O L I C Y T O X I C S T R E S S I N T H E N E W STHE GRIEFWith nearly600,000 in the U.S. lost to COVID-19 now a leading PANDEMICcause of deathresearchers estimate that more than5 million FROM COVID-19Americans are in mourning, includingmore than 43,000children WILL TORMENTwho have lost a parent. The scale and complexity of pandemic-AMERICANSrelated grief have created a public health burden that could FOR YEARSdeplete Americansphysical and mental healthfor years, leading to more depression, substance misuse, suicidal thinking, sleep disturbances,heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure,and impaired immune function.USA Today; May 30, 2021MILITARYMilitary suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year SUICIDES UP AScompared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent MUCH AS 20%behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, IN COVID ERA war-zone deployments, national disasters, and civil unrest.Associated Press; September 27, 2020NEUROLOGIC,Two new meta-analyses detail neurologic and psychiatric conditions PSYCHIATRICin COVID-19 patients, one suggesting that symptoms such as CONDITIONSfatigue and depression are common even in people with mild COMMON INillness, and the other showing central and peripheral nervous COVID-19system involvement in up to 36% of cases that increased the risk of PATIENTShospitalization.The Lancet Psychiatry; April 2, 20219'