We found physical isolation, represented by the number of lockdown days, did not significantly affect loneliness.
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The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter wildlife traffickers from going about their illegal business. Their methods may offer lessons about resilience in crisis scenarios such as climate emergencies.
To minimize the effects of future pandemics, it is not enough that we recognize deficiencies in our responses to COVID-19; we must start to build policies for the next pandemic as soon as possible.
Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
Lockdowns can have severe impacts on an inmate’s mental and physical health and well-being.
Neighbourhood features may have helped youth cope with the mental health impact of pandemic restrictions. Parks didn’t play much of a role but food amenities and the suburbs did.
Young people were experiencing increasing rates of loneliness well before the pandemic shut things down.
A new study has studied how the pandemic affected children’s language development
As the COVID-19 pandemic fades, we may debate whether public health responses could have been better. But first we need to understand what public health errors are — and are not.
Government departments, civil society groups and the private sector should pool resources and work together in a co-ordinated manner to prevent violent crime.
The winner of the prestigious FNB Art Prize documents township life in lockdown and rural life in a former homeland.
Our findings suggest lockdown made it harder for us to accurately remember when significant events happened.
Johnson claims he didn’t know pandemic rules were broken when parties were held in Downing Street.
While some world leaders and foreign policy experts expected IS to increase its attacks during COVID-19’s early days, travel bans and curfews helped slow violence.
Intensified efforts to obtain funding are urgently required to mitigate and reverse the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB.
Will China’s government find a balance between protecting its citizens and supporting its economy.
Although teen perfectionists often appear to be doing well on the surface, they are not impervious to hardships. They are young people who are often in need of support.
Parents may well feel the need to ‘crack down’ on kids’ screentime. But a whole-family approach might be more successful.
The forced confinement imposed to a greater or lesser extent in European countries is directly linked to problems of insomnia, anxiety and depression in people over the age of 50.
Lockdown measures may stop the spread of the virus. But they can also lead to a larger and more protracted public health crisis in the form of deprivation and hunger.
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