It’s truly a fall gale of epic proportions, as turbulent winds of uncertainty pummel us from one high anxiety to another. “It’s the pandemic, it’s the social unrest, it’s climate change and the wildfires. It’s the election, it’s upcoming holidays, said Vaile Wright, American Psychological Association’s senior director of health care innovation. “I can’t remember…… MORE
Daily coronavirus case numbers in the US are at levels not seen since the summer, and more than a dozen states set record highs for Covid-19 hospitalizations in the past week — yet more evidence, experts say, of a difficult fall and winter ahead. The country’s seven-day average of new daily cases was above 58,300…… MORE
The UK government has signed a contract for the first human challenge studies for the novel coronavirus, in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with the virus in a controlled setting, and some receive an experimental vaccine. Up to 19 volunteers at a time will take part in the tests, to be held at the…… MORE
Call it the happy ending effect. Our brains tend to give more weight to the later part of an experience — no matter how good it was overall. This can lead to poor decisions and, according to a small study published Monday, it’s a fundamental mechanism involving two different parts of the human brain. “When…… MORE
Despite repeated claims they’re committed to transparency, Johnson & Johnson and the US Food and Drug Administration still aren’t revealing crucial details one week after the pharmaceutical giant’s Covid-19 vaccine trial went on pause. Public health experts have encouraged transparency in the Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials, considering that hundreds of millions of Americans will eventually…… MORE
States still have no idea how they’re going to pay for coronavirus vaccine distribution, despite filing plans last week, state officials said Monday. Friday was the deadline for states to submit their plans to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but they still don’t have the needed federal money to help carry them…… MORE
When my girlfriend and I met more than a decade ago, I was living in a dump. The apartment was my first after college, a decrepit walk-up in a rundown little building next to the elevated train in Queens, New York. The walls rumbled when the N train whipped by every few minutes, and the…… MORE
If 2020 has turned you into an unexpected expert in making homemade treats, maybe it’s time to start pondering the pumpkin. Einstein Bros. Bagels announced in September it won’t be producing any pumpkin-spiced products in 2020, citing pandemic difficulties. And since “pumpkin spice latte” isn’t a flavor found in nature anyway, maybe this is a…… MORE
Despite the US seeing a rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths, Dr. Anthony Fauci says that things would have to get “really, really bad” for him to advocate for a national lockdown. The US is averaging more than 55,000 new cases a day — up more than 60% since a mid-September dip — and experts…… MORE
If the idea of drinking hand sanitizer, absorbing ultraviolet light and gargling salt water to prevent or treat Covid-19 sounds bizarre to you, know that this isn’t the first time humans have put themselves in dangerous situations to quell their fears. In the face of threat by a new infectious disease, people become desperate, said…… MORE
Q: People who do this at least 10-times a month say they experience withdrawal symptoms if their routine is stopped… A: Tanning
Q: If this is something you like to do regularly, it could tack on an extra 18-months to your life… A: Read books
Q: More people have been doing this in the kitchen due to the pandemic… A: Canning fruits and veggies