Health
What is food insecurity?
Among the many striking images from the pandemic is an aerial photo showing cars in seemingly endless rows lined up at a food bank in San Antonio, Texas.
Feb 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: Why is Portugal being hit so hard?
Good news about COVID vaccines has been in abundance in the past few weeks. In the meantime, though, the pandemic continues to accelerate globally, with Europe accounting for 34% of new cases worldwide. One country in particular ...
Feb 2, 2021
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Vaccination
Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz
After sprinting ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising to share vast troves of medical data with the international drug giant in exchange for ...
Jan 18, 2021
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Health
Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths
Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has set back decades of progress against the most severe forms of malnutrition and is likely to kill 168,000 children before any global recovery takes hold, according to a study ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pfizer seeks EU vaccine approval as OECD sees recovery in 2021
Pharma companies Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday filed for European approval for their coronavirus vaccine, following in the footsteps of competitor Moderna, while the OECD predicted the world economy would bounce back to ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Inclusion is key for all to thrive throughout life, report says
When it comes to optimizing "longevity fitness" through attention to social, health, and wealth aspects of life, many Americans face intractable inequities based on the color of their skin, where they live, their sex, and ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Health
CBD sales are soaring, but evidence is still slim that the cannabis derivative makes a difference for anxiety or pain
Many people have turned to cannabis and its derivatives as they search for pandemic relief, and one of the most widely available ones is CBD. It is also legal. You can buy oils, tinctures, capsules, gummies, cosmetics and ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Vaccination
Production, storage and distribution of COVID vaccine globally will be difficult and expensive
Infectious diseases do not respect borders.
Nov 11, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How schools can reduce parents' anxiety during the pandemic
Our recent survey found that schools can affect the mental health and well-being of not just students but their parents, too.
Nov 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus, what virus? India gets back to work
India is on course to top the world in coronavirus cases, but from Maharashtra's whirring factories to Kolkata's thronging markets, people are back at workâand eager to forget the pandemic for festival season.
Oct 20, 2020
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