Not Giving Up on Happiness: Care of the Self and Well-Being in a Plague Year
The specter of plague haunts our world, and it brings with it not only the ghouls of disease and death but vast economic and social uncertainty of a...
How to Talk to Someone You Believe Is Misinformed About the Coronavirus
The medical evidence is clear: The coronavirus global health threat is not an elaborate hoax. Bill Gates did not create the coronavirus to sell more vaccines. Essential oils are not effective at protecting you from coronavirus. But those facts have not stopped contrary claims from spreading both on and offline.
Black Plague, Spanish Flu, Smallpox: All Hold Lessons for Coronavirus
What the history of pandemics teach us about the current outbreak.
Fear Can Spread From Person to Person Faster Than the Coronavirus – but There Are Ways to Slow It Down
It can feel like everyone is stewing in anxiety about COVID-19 and seeing other people freak out can make you freak out more. A psychiatrist explains this phenomenon, and how to keep it in check.
Trump Is Running a Pandemic Response like a Business — with Disastrous Results
Conservative ideology generally is incapable of handling problems like this. Trump is proving why.
The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases
The FDA’s strict guidance on test confirmations is one of several obstacles that has slowed the federal government’s response to COVID-19. The FDA could change its rules to speed things up, but hasn’t.
Should I Quarantine Because of Coronavirus? It Depends on Who You Ask.
Agencies, local authorities and national governments do not agree on who should be quarantined or what that should actually look like.
American Families Deserve a Coronavirus Bailout, Not Industries
Lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis show that taxpayer-funded blank checks to institutions do nothing to help those struggling.
China Shuts Down Mount Everest Climbing Routes
A roundup of the latest news on the world's coronavirus pandemic.
Rudy Gobert's Health Scare Shuts Down NBA, for Now
The Utah Jazz center becomes the first player in the league to test positive for COVID-19, upending season.
