Psychology & Psychiatry

Emphasizing severity of COVID-19 important for teen behaviors

(HealthDay)—For adolescents, understanding the severity of COVID-19 and valuing social responsibility are associated with acting in socially responsible ways, including more social distancing and disinfecting, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Virus redefines respecting personal space

Social distancing could qualify as an oxymoron in Italy, where walking arm-in-arm with friends, kissing neighbors in greeting and patting the heads of babies are part of the demonstrative culture.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Long social isolation can lead to poor health

For many people around the world, it's been at least a month since mandatory stay-at-home orders were issued because of a novel coronavirus pandemic.

Health

Can wet hair make you sick?

Your mom may have warned you that going outside with wet hair will make you sick. But is this just a superstition or can damp hair outdoors make you ill?

Health

Dating and intimacy during COVID-19

It's officially cuffing season—the time of year when couples cozy up with each other and singles look for short-term relationships to get through the chilly months.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Social distancing as a moral dilemma: Notes from a medical ethicist

Social distancing is a phrase now penetrating the national conversation as well as our collective consciousness. Strongly urged by medical experts during the COVID-19 outbreak, social distancing means deliberately increasing ...

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