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Front-line COVID-19 caregivers face risks to their mental health, University of Utah study says

Doctors, nurses and first responders are at risk of stress, depression, anxiety, insomnia and alcohol abuse.

(Trent Nelson | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Health care workers conduct COVID-19 testing at the University of Utah Health's Farmington Health Center on Friday, July 31, 2020. A new study, conducted in part by U. of U. Health scientists, find more than half of health care workers dealing with COVID-19 cases are also more at risk for mental health problems.