Help for the helpers: Health-care workers feel more stress and anxiety than ever as coronavirus restrictions lift

Stress, isolation, and grief have become accepted realities for health-care workers treating COVID-19 patients. But that doesn’t mean these front-line workers have gotten used to the new, grim rhythms of their jobs. “The human condition can only handle so much pain and suffering and stress,” said Troy Brindle, a licensed clinical social worker and founder of outpatient provider Springfield …