Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jet-air dryers should not be used in hospital toilets
Jet-air hand dryers in hospital toilets spread more germs than disposable paper towels and should not be used, say researchers.
Sep 7, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research links personality traits to toilet paper stockpiling
People who feel more threatened by COVID-19 and rank highly on scales of emotionality and conscientiousness were most likely to stockpile toilet paper in March 2020, according to a new study published June 12, 2020 in the ...
Jun 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The psychology of mass panic and collective calm
Making sense of things in a seemingly nonsensical world.
Apr 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Psychology explains why coronavirus drives us to panic buy—and how to stop
In an address on Wednesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed his dismay at the hordes of "panic buyers" sweeping supermarket shelves clean across the country:
Mar 20, 2020
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Paper towels may be better at removing viruses from hands than hand dryers
Research due to be presented at this year's European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) shows that using paper towels is substantially more effective than jet dryers for removing microbes when ...
Apr 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
In crisis, people trust feelings over facts
A study conducted by two associate professors of marketing at The University of Texas at Arlington shows that people are more likely to base decisions on anecdotal information instead of facts when they feel anxious and vulnerable.
Apr 2, 2020
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COVID-19: How to deal with our cognitive biases
Humanity is in a battle against SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In combating this invisible enemy, we should recognize our inherent cognitive biases. Cognitive biases are systematic errors in thinking which affect ...
Jun 29, 2020
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Health
People becoming desensitized to COVID-19 illnesses, death, research suggests
Although people in early 2020 hoarded toilet paper, washed their hands incessantly, and wouldn't leave home, 11 months later the public pushed the envelope on COVID-19 safety precautions and ignored warnings as time went ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Hong Kong starts quarantine for mainland China arrivals
Hong Kong on Saturday began enforcing a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland China, a dramatic escalation of its bid to stop the deadly new coronavirus from spreading.
Feb 8, 2020
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'It's pandemonium': virus panic-buying hits Los Angeles
Sprinting shoppers, rationed mineral water and not a roll of toilet paper to be seen: panic-buying sparked by the new coronavirus soared in Los Angeles this week.
Mar 7, 2020
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