Think again if you assume only older people are isolated by technology.
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If you found the COVID pandemic affected you differently to your friends, it could be down to your DNA.
Is it time for us to overhaul this longstanding symbol of social grace?
The risk of a household contact becoming infected is low. So it’s time to lift isolation requirements, now so many of us are immune to the virus.
New research shows using social media can provide a much-needed boost to UK farmers’ wellbeing, connectedness and mental health, and even bank balances.
A trauma-informed approach to education can help educators acknowledge and address the adversities faced by Black and Indigenous students.
The CDC’s controversial recommendation changes are based on new studies showing that most omicron transmission takes place within five days of the onset of illness.
A GP and mental health clinician offers some tips to support your mental health if you get COVID and are isolating at home.
As people living in long-term care homes brave another lockdown, communication is key and the presence of family members (virtually or through the window) is needed.
This is a proportional response to managing risk at this stage of the pandemic, with so many of us vaccinated and receiving boosters. However, we need to monitor these changes.
Just when things seemed to be getting back to COVID normal, a new variant has us worried all over again. But we can be kind to our brains and boost well-being in uncertain times.
Stay-at-home and quarantining orders have led to increasing isolation. Virtual reality may help alleviate some of the negative feelings of isolation, and this has potential implications for space travel.
Children have been hearing about the dangers of COVID since the pandemic began. Here’s how to help them understand and cope with a positive diagnosis.
Talking to your dog really helps. Here’s what else you can do.
Job loss and reduced earnings can exacerbate existing power imbalances trans people may face in their personal relationships.
‘Dementia friendly’ communities seek to support people with memory loss, recognize them as equals, celebrate their contributions and enable them to live with purpose in welcoming communities.
Public health measures have affected dating during the pandemic. This could be an opportunity for people to learn more about their intimate desires to develop deeper connections with others.
When dealing with a difficult event, such as the current pandemic, the electrical current that governs our brains is altered, affecting behaviour and mood.
Popular opinion has it that introverts are thriving in lockdown – but studies paint a different picture.
The social restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have illustrated how important human connections are to health.
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Director of the Center for the Science of Social Connection, University of Washington
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor, Urban Studies and Professor of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
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Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Associate Dean of School for Psychology and Humanities, University of Central Lancashire
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Honorary Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University
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Adjunct Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor and Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching), Griffith University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
