Where did the coronavirus pandemic start? Two studies point to late 2019 at the Wuhan market
After all this time, questions regarding the origin of the pandemic still linger, but evidence seems to suggest a common ...
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Over 230,000 American lives could have been saved from COVID-19 — if people got vaccinated sooner
Disinformation and vaccine hesitancy have cost the US people dearly.
Antivaxx and pro-Kremlin propaganda seem increasingly linked
A lot of antivaxx groups are suddenly pro-Putin.
A new Omicron subvariant, 30% more contagious, is starting to sweep the world
Unfortunately, the pandemic is not over.
New, fast and high-accuracy test developed for COVID-19 infections
It's as accurate as our current PCR tests or more, but way faster and cheaper.
WHO chief warns that the pandemic is ‘far from over’
Things are not looking up, not really.
Cases of eating disorders have doubled in the US during the pandemic
Being stuck inside, stressed, did not help us develop healthy eating habits.
Faced with a resurgence of coronavirus cases, Berlin institutes new, tough restrictions
Unvaccinated individuals will be barred from a wide range of indoor facilities.
Solitude during the pandemic had positive effects on our well-being, not just negative ones
We tend to forget how important and healthy it is to just spend some time by ourselves.
Young adults are grieving the developmental milestones they’ve missed under the pandemic
The lack of "normal" interaction with friends and family and missing out on opportunities were among the largest issues.
The global response to the pandemic has been “a collective failure”, according to independent health watchdog
We're yet to learn our lessons from the pandemic, and we haven't really started working together.
Eight months later: researchers quantify the long-term effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines
Understanding how our immune responses vary over time is paramount to ending this pandemic.
At least we have the memes: internet humor helps people cope with COVID-19 anxiety
Pandemic memes not only ease stress but also help people process negative news without feeling overwhelmed by them.
Machine learning could help predict the next pandemic-inducing virus
One pinch of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Funeral truck vaccination ad goes viral, causes uptick in local vaccination rate
A funeral home ad has an unlikely positive effect.
Shift to remote work seems to be making us spend more time on work
The world of work is changing, and we need to start accepting that many aren't returning back to office work.
The pandemic left a noticeable trace in birth rates, even in rich, developed countries
This is an ancient trend that is still going strong.
What Benjamin Franklin’s battles with a deadly virus that swept Colonial America can teach us about our own struggles with anti-vaxxers
When Bostonians in 1721 faced a deadly smallpox outbreak, a new procedure called inoculation was found to help fend off ...
One-way camel trade is keeping another coronavirus at bay, but it could still spark the next pandemic
That’s not a headline I expected to be writing today.
What drop? CO2 emissions surge as pandemic restrictions ease
Behind the pandemic, an even bigger crisis looms