Psychology & Psychiatry
Coping with the constant stream of bad news
I don't have to tell you, reader, that the past two years have been taxing, to say the least.
Mar 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Partisan media exposure could inform COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Vaccine hesitancy may be more attributed to partisan media exposure and an individual's pre-existing attitudes, rather than a lack of information about vaccine effectiveness, according to a Washington State University study.
Mar 2, 2022
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Vaccination
Millions embrace COVID-19 misinformation, which is linked to hesitancy on vaccination and boosters
Twenty-one months into the global pandemic, millions of Americans continue to believe misinformation about vaccination and COVID-19, and these beliefs are associated with hesitancy to get themselves and their children vaccinated—or, ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What experts know about the Omicron 'variant of concern'
(HealthDay)—Hopes for an easing of the pandemic were dealt a major setback over the Thanksgiving weekend, with news that a variant first spotted in southern Africa carries a multiplicity of mutations that might make it ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Concerns rise over Indonesia's sputtering COVID vaccinations
Indonesia has significantly recovered from a mid-year spike in coronavirus cases and deaths that was one of the worst in the region, but with its vaccination drive stalling due to logistical challenges and other issues, and ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Coping with COVID-19 stress easier with a dose of humor
Funny memes may help people cope with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, making viewers feel calmer and more content, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
Oct 18, 2021
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Health
Current focus on preventing youth vaping could hinder adults' efforts to stop smoking
Considerable evidence suggests that e-cigarettes are an effective smoking-cessation tool for adults in the United States, where hundreds of thousands of people die of smoking-related illness each year.
Aug 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
India records more than 45,000 cases of 'black fungus'
India recorded more than 45,000 cases of the deadly "black fungus" over the last two months, the health ministry said, as a nationwide outbreak sweeps through COVID-19 patients.
Jul 21, 2021
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Vaccination
U.S. surgeon general issues call to counter 'urgent threat' of vaccine misinformation
(HealthDay)—U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Thursday called on tech companies, health care workers, journalists and even ordinary Americans to do more to fight vaccine misinformation.
Jul 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Russia sets another COVID record as world battles Delta variant
Russia reported its fifth record for daily COVID-19 deaths in a row on Saturday, as countries around the world rushed to contain the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Jul 4, 2021
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