A century ago, the Spanish flu killed about 50 million people. Today we are battling the coronavirus pandemic. Are we any…
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Father's Day is approaching, raising questions about the safety of visiting fathers and grandfathers. A doctor offers…
People are turning to quarantine bubbles as a way to see friends and family while limiting the risk from the coronavirus.…
Pathogens typically face a trade-off between virulence and transmission. But that's not the case with SARS-CoV-2.
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Without a vaccine, the cost of reaching herd immunity during a pandemic is counted in lives lost, and it won't quickly…
Pandemic devastation surrounds it on all sides, but tiny Uruguay has COVID-19 under control – just the latest win for…
Behaviors that would have been seen as pathological a few months ago are now applauded as adaptive and resourceful. Where…
Prejudice toward older Americans can impact their physical and emotional health.
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In Brazil, black COVID-19 patients are dying at higher rates than white patients. Worse housing quality, working conditions…
The FDA has sped up its approval process for coronavirus treatments, creating a new division to expedite the regulatory…
With the county facing a crisis in emotional health, we may need two vaccines: one for COVID-19 and another for toxic stress.…
Nearly half the states have limited liability for health care providers at a time when nursing home regulation is declining…
Racism – and the chronic stress it causes – leads to poor health among African Americans. It may change the way genes…
What happens when we have a COVID-19 vaccine – and millions are afraid of a needle?
To keep congregations safe, religious services must take a different approach.