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Fleeing from the coronavirus is dangerous for you, the people you encounter...
Traveling is risky during the coronavirus outbreak. Places like airports, bus stops, and gas stations especially so. AP Photo/Joeal CalupitanCOVID-19 is affecting life in nearly every corner of the...
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The deadly polio epidemic and why it matters for coronavirus
An emergency polio ward in Boston in 1955 equipped with iron lungs. These pressurized respirators acted as breathing muscles for polio victims, often children, who were paralyzed.www.apimages.comThe...
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Calling COVID-19 a 'Chinese virus' is wrong and dangerous – the pandemic is...
U.S. officials risk public health by equating COVID-19 with places far from home.AP Photo/Patrick SemanskyThe COVID-19 pandemic has spread to almost every country on Earth. And yet, severalAmerican...
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Medical supply chains are fragile in the best of times and COVID-19 will test...
The pipeline of pharmaceuticals is easily disrupted.Gumpanat/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought medical supply chains into the spotlight. There has been a national shortage...
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Hotter weather brings more stress, depression and other mental health problems
Will a warmer world be more taxing on mental health?Bim/E+ via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work.What’s the big idea“Thinking about your mental health – which...
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Americans disagree on how risky the coronavirus is, but most are changing...
Behavior is changing because of the coronavirus. Is perceived risk the reason why?AP Photo/Steven SenneAs the coronavirus began to spread in the United States, people faced an unknown risk and evolving...
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Labs are experimenting with new – but unproven – methods to create a...
There are many ways to make a vaccine. In a time of crisis, the more paths towards success the betterAdriana Duduleanu / EyeEm via Getty ImagesThe coronavirus has ground social, economic and...
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Coronavirus: A new type of vaccine using RNA could help defeat COVID-19
This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. NIAID-RMLA century ago, on July 26, 1916, a viral disease swept...
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Screen time that supports new parents and young kids can enhance family health
Babies don't come with instruction manuals... mobile health apps can help new parents.Tetra Images via Getty ImagesScreen time for little kids takes a lot of heat under normal conditions. The American...
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Your brain evolved to hoard supplies and shame others for doing the same
In scary and uncertain times, having a stockpile can feel soothing.AP Photo/Ted S. WarrenThe media is replete with COVID-19 stories about people clearing supermarket shelves – and the backlash against...
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Society's dependence on the internet: 5 cyber issues the coronavirus lays bare
The pandemic is increasing society's reliance on digital connections.MR.Cole_Photographer/Moment via Getty ImagesAs more and more U.S. schools and businesses shutter their doors, the rapidly evolving...
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Feeling overwhelmed? Approach coronavirus as a challenge to be met, not a...
Pick the mindset that makes you better able to respond.Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesYou have a choice to make when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic.Do you treat this time as an...
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Fighting boredom with banjos and Russian grammar – tips from polar explorers...
Members of Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition (1907–1909) gather round a gramophone player in Antarctica.Artist Unknown/Getty ImagesDue to Antarctica’s extreme winter, which includes four months of total...
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Social media companies are taking steps to tamp down coronavirus...
Facebook, the least trusted tech company, has taken the lead in fighting coronavirus misinformation.AP Photo/Ben MargotAs we practice social distancing, our embrace of social media gets only tighter....
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Tu cerebro evolucionó para acumular suministros y avergonzar a los otros por...
APAP Photo/Ted S. WarrenLos medios están llenos de historias sobre personas que dejan vacías las estanterías de los supermercados a causa del coronavirus, y con la dura reacción social que hay en...
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Antibodies in the blood of COVID-19 survivors know how to beat coronavirus –...
A person who has recovered from COVID-19 donates plasma in Shandong, China.STR/AFP via Getty ImagesAmid the chaos of an epidemic, those who survive a disease like COVID-19 carry within their bodies the...
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There are many COVID-19 tests in the US – how are they being regulated?
If only COVID-19 testing was as simple as a pregnancy test.Taechit TaechamanodomWhen it comes to COVID-19 testing in the United States, the situation is about as messy as it gets. The U.S. went from...
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Coronavirus: Telemedicine is great when you want to stay distant from your...
Telehealth gives patients at home access to doctors miles away, a huge benefit when resources are limited and travel is dangerous. Jae Young Ju/ iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty ImagesAs of April...
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What the coronavirus does to your body that makes it so deadly
SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (pink dots) on a dying cellNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHCOVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses belong to a group of...
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A small trial finds that hydroxychloroquine is not effective for treating...
A trial of an anti-malaria drug in France found different results from a similar study last month.Liliboas / Getty ImagesOn Saturday the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of two...
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