Psychology & Psychiatry

Many QAnon followers report having mental health diagnoses

QAnon is often viewed as a group associated with conspiracy, terrorism and radical action, such as the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. But radical extremism and terror may not be the real concern from this group.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What can we learn from epidemics past?

Almost a year ago, when Caltech professor of social science history Tracy Dennison proposed a class on the history of epidemics for the winter term of 2021, she had no idea we would still be in the grip of COVID-19. "So, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Researcher analyses fatphobia through her experience

Nina Navajas Pertegás, assistant professor and researcher at the UV Department of Social Work and Social Services, has carried out a study on the consequences of fatphobia and the cultural imposition of thinness through ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO team probing COVID origins in China to brief media

An international team of experts wrapping up a month spent in China investigating the COVID-19 pandemic's origins will brief the media in Wuhan on Tuesday, the WHO announced.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts

From speculation that the coronavirus was created in a lab to hoax cures, an overwhelming amount of false information clung to COVID-19 as it circled the globe in 2020.

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