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In recent weeks, Dr. Kali Cyrus has struggled with periods of exhaustion. I am taking a nap in between patients, says Cyrus, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University. I m going to bed earlier. It s hard to even just get out of bed. I don t feel like being active again.
Exhaustion is also one of the top complaints she hears from her patients these days. They say things like, It s just so hard to get out of bed or I ve been misplacing things more often, she says.
Some patients tell Cyrus they ve been making mistakes at work. Some tell her they can barely turn on the TV. All I want to do is stare at the ceiling. Others say they are more irritable.
Walmart just made a big leap into telehealth
Walmart Health, has purchased mental and medical telehealth provider
MeMD, which provides 24/7 mental and medical telehealth services to roughly five million members across the United States.
Walmart acquires MeMD
Walmart s acquisition of MeMD still must undergo regulatory approval. The deal is expected to close in a few months,
Becker s Health Review reports.
According to Cheryl Pegus, EVP of health and wellness at Walmart, the acquisition will enable Walmart Health to offer virtual care services for urgent, behavioral, and primary care across the country. Walmart did not share the financial details of the agreement.
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Feelings of exhaustion, irritability and mental fogginess are our bodies normal response to an abnormal year of pandemic life.
In recent weeks, Dr. Kali Cyrus has struggled with periods of exhaustion. I am taking a nap in between patients, says Cyrus, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University. I m going to bed earlier. It s hard to even just get out of bed. I don t feel like being active again.
Exhaustion is also one of the top complaints she hears from her patients these days. They say things like, It s just so hard to get out of bed or I ve been misplacing things more often, she says.