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New research shows how companies were keen to be viewed as part of the solution.
Should countries require COVID-19 vaccination for entry while vaccines remain globally scarce?
It’s too early to say whether the newly identified omicron variant is going to overtake delta. But particular mutations in the new strain have researchers deeply concerned.
There’s a new COVID lineage called B.1.1.529. It has a genetic profile very different from other circulating variants
We analysed mobility data provided by almost one million people in England between January 2020 and May 2021, seeking to understand trends in residential visits during the pandemic.
Supermarket employees, still laboring in crisis mode, continue to report significant rises in physical and mental health problems.
For many, the pandemic has disrupted daily habits around eating and fitness – which makes it a prime time to shake up old assumptions about achieving an ideal body.
For starters, we need to start thinking of fully vaccinated as three doses, not two. But vaccines alone won’t be enough.
Child-engaged research can facilitate new ways of listening to and supporting children as we move toward and through post-pandemic recovery.
The number of fatal drug overdoses in the US over a 12-month period has surpassed 100,000 for the first time. Fentanyl is the main driver of the spike in deaths.
Now that restrictions are lifting and leisure travel is resuming, we need to be reminded that travel has positive effects on our health and wellness.
Holding contrarian views - despite a lack of personal expertise - is just part of being human. Here’s the psychology behind what we choose to believe.
How to protect your future self from post-purchase regret.
Merck and Pfizer both have oral antiviral pills under review by the FDA. Such treatments could help turn the tide of the pandemic.
Moderna claims its scientists alone invented the mRNA sequence used to produce its COVID-19 vaccine. The US government, which helped fund the drug, disagrees.
Rural communities are coming together to support their own resilience. The rest of Canada needs to follow suit.
The focus on building democracy should be on more intermediary outcomes, which can serve as building blocks for longer term democratic renewal.
These ten drawing show the realities of life at the English seaside in 2021.
School closures have immediate and long-term effects on students, both emotionally and economically. They will also have a ripple effect on a country and on income inequality.
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