Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fighting COVID-19 surge, South Africa increases restrictions

Confronted with a rapid surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, South Africa has returned to tighter restrictions on public gatherings and liquor sales, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Tuesday night.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Shingles is not caused by COVID-19 vaccines. Here's the science

Physicians in Israel recently reported that six women with autoimmune disorders developed the painful rash known as shingles 3 to 14 days after they received a first or second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply

The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its hospitals. Social media is full of people searching for beds, while relatives throng pharmacies looking for antiviral medicines ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Achievement and escapism can lead to online video game addiction

As online video games increase in popularity—particularly with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing people to stay home—some players are becoming addicted as they seek feelings of achievement and escape, according to new research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Pandemic babies: How COVID-19 has affected child development

Babies born after March 11 2020 will have only known a world in the grip of a pandemic. They may never have met anyone who isn't their parent, or they may only ever have seen their grandparents from a distance. They certainly ...

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