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If you have been scrolling through the bad and worse news about the coronavirus pandemic on Twitter, you may have seen the viral tweets about how famous artists innovated during quarantines, like when Shakespeare wrote “King Lear” while theaters were shuttered for plague or when Isaac Newton created calculus while social distancing. These facts are […]

Surgeon General Jerome Adams is urging healthy Americans, especially younger ones, to donate blood By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer March 19, 2020, 9:04 PM 3 min read WASHINGTON — The U.S. surgeon general on Thursday urged healthy Americans, especially younger ones, to donate blood as supplies dwindle amid the coronavirus outbreak. “Social distancing does

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson: “This is going to be finite – we will turn the tide around and see how to do it, within the next 12 weeks” The UK can “turn the tide” on the coronavirus crisis within 12 weeks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. But pressed

Talking with a mental health professional is beneficial for a countless number of reasons. Not only does it help with very real issues like depression, trauma and anxiety, but it can be extremely useful in periods of acute stress ― like during a pandemic, perhaps? Of course, with social distancing and self-isolation, we can’t just

NEW YORK — When hospitals need to prep a room for the next coronavirus test, when jetliners discharge their passengers at the gate, when suburbanites start to take sanitary precautions more seriously, the call goes out: Send in the cleaners. These largely unsung workers are often the first line of defense against the global COVID-19

A BBC Radio 5 Live listener called in from his hospital bed in where he’s being treated for coronavirus. Steve in London tested positive and has cystic fibrosis, which makes him more vulnerable to serious complications. He says after a few days of feeling ill, he was up “dancing around his hospital room”. Listen to

Supermarkets across the U.S. are launching seniors-only shopping hours for older people looking to avoid larger crowds during the coronavirus pandemic. But some public health experts are split on whether the benefits outweigh the risks. A few big chains, including Whole Foods and Stop & Shop, as well as some mom-and-pop stores, announced this week

As worries about the spread of the coronavirus confine millions of Californians to their homes, concern is growing about those who have no homes in which to shelter By DON THOMPSON and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press March 19, 2020, 2:39 PM 5 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As worries about the spread of the coronavirus

Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, has said that once the peak of the coronavirus outbreak has been contained, antibody testing should be done to see who had Covid-19, to help determine the next step. Currently, coronavirus testing can only identify whether people are suffering from the virus right now. Scientists are trying

Hair often plays a critical role in forming a woman’s identity, so it should come as no surprise that female hair loss can have a major effect on self esteem, mood and confidence. It can even result in increased stress, anxiety and clinical depression, according to board certified dermatologist Anna Drosou of DermSurgery Associates in