Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll

Doctors and dentist report people are suffering more sleepless nights, hair loss, and cracked teeth

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In late March, shortly after New York state closed nonessential businesses and asked people to stay home, Ashley Laderer began waking each morning with a throbbing headache.

“The pressure was so intense it felt like my head was going to explode,” recalled the 27-year-old freelance writer from Long Island.