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Syeda Hasan

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Dallas, TX, United States

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Past articles by Syeda:

'It Was A Release For Me': How Collective Action Is Helping Protesters Avoid Burnout

After months of being cooped up at home during the coronavirus pandemic, Fort Worth resident Octavia Woodard has spent her summer demonstrating in the → Read More

Anxiety And Depression Symptoms Spike Under Social Distancing

During the coronavirusa pandemic, the number of people screening themselves for anxiety or depression has skyrocketed. → Read More

Democrats Prepare For Runoff In Their Pursuit To Flip Texas' 24th Congressional District

On an overcast Saturday morning at Victoria Park in Irving, a couple dozen volunteers sit at picnic tables, packing Ziploc bags with gloves, face masks and → Read More

As Need For Mental Health Care Grows, Patients And Therapists Adjust To Virtual Visits

Elizabeth Conlin is thankful she started seeing a therapist before the coronavirus pandemic reached North Texas. This past fall, she began a type of → Read More

As North Texas Restaurants Reopen For Dine-In, Some Say It Doesn't Make Fiscal Sense

At Bangkok City Restaurant on Bryan Street, owner Janpen Thavoinkaew Canady and her husband, Philip Canady, have rearranged the dining room to seat a → Read More

As Families Grieve, COVID-19 Spreads At North Texas Long-Term Care Facilities

When Kate Mackley and her family began hearing news of the coronavirus pandemic, they worried for her mother, Karla Mackley, who was 93. "You know, that → Read More

Coronavirus Is Changing The Way We Grieve. This North Texas Nonprofit Is Trying To Help.

Coppell resident Jason Dyke is used to having the tough conversations most people never want to think about. He's the president of Carson's Village, a → Read More

Dallas County Releases Demographics Of COVID-19 Patients

Dallas County health officials have released new demographic data on COVID-19 patients. More than 1,200 cases have now been confirmed throughout the county → Read More

Childhood Trauma Can Harm Health Into Adulthood. Tarrant County Is Trying To Help.

We all have an ACE score , or a tally of adverse childhood experiences. ACEs refer to any kind of abuse, neglect or traumatic experience that a child faces → Read More

How The Discovery Of Lithium Transformed Treatment For Bipolar Disorder

Lithium has been hailed a "miracle drug" for treating bipolar disorder . Walter A. Brown, clinical professor emeritus at Brown University, talks with Think → Read More

New Screening Tool Could Help Doctors Spot Depression Sooner

One in 6 people will have a mood disorder, according to a new UT Southwestern study that looks at how the medical community can better treat depression. UT → Read More

After El Paso Shooting, Experts Say Mental Illness Is Not To Blame For Gun Violence

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas needs to do a better job of addressing its mental health care challenges after a deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart. → Read More

New Alzheimer's Research Explores Why More Women Are Affected

New research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference last month is shedding light on why the disease affects more women than men. → Read More

Bioethicist Recalls Struggle With Getting Off Pain Medication

After a motorcycle accident and the surgeries that followed, Travis Rieder became addicted to pain medications. Rieder, director of the Master of Bioethics → Read More

How One Dallas Family Is Dealing With The Aftermath Of Suicide

Vanessa Fernandes and her son Armande Patel are about to talk for the first time about what their family went through in 2015. They sit at a conference → Read More

Could Relying On GPS Alter Our Natural Navigation Instincts?

The way we navigate the world has transformed with the advent of GPS devices, but some researchers say overreliance on that technology can affect our → Read More

World Health Organization Recognizes Burnout As A Syndrome

The World Health Organization has redefined burnout as a syndrome tied to chronic workplace stress that "has not been successfully managed." → Read More

World Health Organization Recognizes Burnout As A Syndrome

The World Health Organization has redefined burnout as a syndrome tied to chronic workplace stress that "has not been successfully managed." → Read More

Turtle Creek Chorale Concert Shines Light On Mental Health Struggle, Survival

Inside the Moody Performance Hall in downtown Dallas, crews are working to pull the set together before the first performance of a new concert, "You Are → Read More

New Research Points To Window Of Opportunity To Prevent PTSD

Dr. Shaili Jain is a psychiatrist and post-traumatic stress disorder specialist at one of America’s top hospitals run by the U.S. Department of Veterans → Read More