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COVID-19 has shown the flaws of a reactive health-care system designed to care for people who are already sick. A preventive approach would be more equitable, less expensive and keep us healthier.
Masks are widely recognized as a partisan issue in the United States, but an ongoing study of public opinion in Canada shows that they are becoming politicized here as well.
Pre-packs used to be the UK’s most controversial way for companies to thwart creditors. No longer.
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Studies like this are important because they help gather data from an African perspective.
Enforced working from home during the pandemic levelled the playing field between remote and office-based workers.
Long breaks from school lead to learning loss, with maths scores being particularly badly affected - but a return to core concepts could be the answer to a pre-pandemic problem.
Interviews with former fighters show the pandemic is putting a fragile peace process under strain.
As Russia fast tracks a coronavirus vaccine, scientists worry about skipped safety checks – and the potential fallout for trust in vaccines if something ends up going wrong.
Tipped workers have been struggling since before COVID-19, and the pandemic isn’t making it better.
Stella Immanuel, who made headlines recently regarding a false coronavirus cure claim, has many beliefs related to how demons are a threat to humans. An expert explains their long religious history.
Studios have endured pandemics and the threat of home viewing before. Will the current crisis lead to disaster or opportunity?
The old-fashioned telephone – well, maybe not a rotary dial, but a phone nonetheless – became a way during the pandemic for patients to ‘see’ their doctors. Could this trend continue?
Following a general decline in recent years, mental health scores fell significantly in 2020.
Some people who have never had COVID-19 have the antibodies to fight it – possibly from an earlier infection with a different coronavirus.
If the vaccine does not protect individuals from infection, those who have been vaccinated could falsely believe they are protected.
A few simple pointers can help you spot a quality mask from a dud.
Delaying the election would be a balancing act between public health and political calculation.
If online shopping or browsing is interfering with your life, there a number of strategies you can try.
Written between 1348 and 1353, the Decameron is a prescription for psychological survival, a way of mentally distancing from today’s death counts and grim economic forecasts.
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