Health & Wellness

Fear Can Spread From Person to Person Faster Than the Coronavirus – but There Are Ways to Slow It Down

Jacek Debiec / The Conversation Mar 16, 2020 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases

By Lydia DePillis and Caroline Chen Mar 13, 2020 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Should I Quarantine Because of Coronavirus? It Depends on Who You Ask.

By Maya Miller, Caroline Chen and Joshua Kaplan Mar 12, 2020 Agencies, local authorities and national governments do not agree on who should be quarantined or what that should actually look like. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

China Shuts Down Mount Everest Climbing Routes

The Associated Press Mar 12, 2020 A roundup of the latest news on the world's coronavirus pandemic. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

March Madness Will Go On Without the Crowds

RALPH D. RUSSO / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2020 NCAA restricts attendance at basketball tournament games to only essential staff and limited family members due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ruthless Senate GOP Blocks Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Mar 11, 2020 Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the bill would guarantee all U.S. workers 14 days of paid sick leave during a public health emergency. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WHO Declares That Virus Crisis Is Now a Pandemic

JAMEY KEATEN, MARIA CHENG and JOHN LEICESTER / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2020 Citing "alarming levels of inaction" despite warnings, U.N. health agency tries to shock lethargic countries into pulling out all the stops. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Congress Wary of Trump’s Tax Break Plan to Address Virus Crisis

LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2020 The president, feeling pressure over outbreak and its financial fallout, meets with GOP allies who aren't inclined to spend more as of now. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Cash-Strapped Hospitals Can’t Handle the Coronavirus

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Mar 10, 2020 Years of budget cuts have destroyed our health care system, just when we need it most. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Coachella Festival Postponed Amid Virus Concerns

The Associated Press Mar 10, 2020 The Southern California desert event will be rescheduled to October. Meanwhile, death toll from coronavirus rises to 24 in Washington state. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Italy Locks Down Entire Country; Israel Tightens Entry

COLLEEN BARRY and ADAM GELLER / The Associated Press Mar 9, 2020 Virus fears also cause biggest drop in Wall Street stocks since 2008, and global oil prices suffer their worst percentage losses since 1991. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Fed’s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Mar 9, 2020 Because our banks aren't nationalized, its inability to work with Congress has resulted in another botched attempt at crisis management. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )