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Health

Even before COVID-19, doctors faced online harassment, including death threats. The pandemic makes it worse

The first troll Dr. Shikha Jain encountered was angry about vaccines.

Jan 7, 2021

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Vaccination

Oxford vaccine approved: Here are 10 reasons you should get vaccinated

The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for use in the UK, meaning that millions more vaccine doses can now be delivered in the country. This will speed up progress towards achieving widespread immunity ...

Jan 4, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Young people regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves

At the start of the pandemic, young Singaporeans regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves, finds NTU Singapore study

Dec 21, 2020

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Police investigators of online child abuse at risk of mental harm

Police who investigate online crimes against children, and protect wider society from seeing images of violence against young people, are themselves at risk of moral injury and other psychological harms.

Dec 10, 2020

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Health

American Medical Association, the nation's largest group of doctors, deems racism a 'public health threat'

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten hard-hit minority communities, the nation's largest association of doctors has passed a policy that recognizes racism as a public health threat.

Nov 24, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

More lockdowns in Europe as virus outbreaks grow

Austria and Greece on Tuesday will become the latest European nations to impose spirit-crushing curbs to combat the coronavirus surge, with a deadly terrorist attack in Vienna ahead of a partial lockdown compounding the misery.

Nov 3, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

France back in coronavirus lockdown as US surges to daily record

France was under a new virus lockdown on Friday, as the resurgent pandemic hit new heights in the United States with a daily record of more than 90,000 cases, just days before the presidential election.

Oct 30, 2020

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Neuroscience

Should I run or not? The neural basis of aggression and flight

Our brains are wired to protect us from threats. For social animals like humans, threats often come from other members of our own species when there is conflict over food, mates, or territory. Animals with a strong sense ...

Oct 29, 2020

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Neuroscience

Study shows fear and anxiety share same bases in brain

Anxiety, the most common family of mental illnesses in the U.S., has been pushed to epic new heights by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults ...

Oct 19, 2020

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