Health

Tips for making music good medicine

Music has been a part of humanity for as long as humanity has existed. Archeologists have unearthed relatively complex bone instruments greater than 40,000 years old. Certainly, human ancestors likely were making music in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Maximizing the impact of social distancing on COVID-19

Social distancing has become one of the key strategies for reducing COVID-19 transmission, together with mask wearing and contact tracing. However, a new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, maintains it is possible ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Idaho health board rejects regional mask, distancing order

A proposed public health order that would have included a mask mandate for Idaho's most populated region was voted down on Tuesday as hundreds of protesters again gathered outside the Central District Health building in Boise.

Neuroscience

Scientists show what loneliness looks like in the brain

This holiday season will be a lonely one for many people as social distancing due to COVID-19 continues, and it is important to understand how isolation affects our health. A new study shows a sort of signature in the brains ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

South Korea hits new daily record for COVID cases

South Korea reported 1,030 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a record high for a second day in a row as the country struggles to tackle a third wave of infections.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

South Korea reports highest number of new coronavirus cases

South Korea on Saturday reported its highest daily number of coronavirus cases so far, with a surge centred on the capital region sparking fears the country could lose control of the spread.

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