Did SARS-CoV-2 hit Europe earlier than we thought?
Speculations abound about how SARS-CoV-2 came to be, but a few studies now raise an important question: Could the coronavirus
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COVID-19: The role of stigmatization in India
A new study argues that the widespread stigmatization of people who contract the virus, marginalized racial and ethnic groups, healthcare
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COVID-19 vaccine inequality: The role of data access
According to an opinion piece in the BMJ, inequalities in the supply of vaccines to middle- and low-income countries have
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Can progesterone improve COVID-19 outcomes in men?
Compared with women, men are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and die. A small-scale pilot study tested whether injectable
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Christmas 2020: 5 tips to protect mental health
For most people, Christmas will be very different this year. In this article, we provide 5 basic tips to help
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Resiliency helps older adults deal with the pandemic
A recent article in JAMA discusses why older adults appear to be coping better with loneliness and social isolation than
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Study investigates non-COVID-19 deaths during the pandemic
Researchers have identified increases in deaths during the pandemic compared with previous years. Although this is not surprising in itself,
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Hopeful COVID-19 research: Promising results for prevention, treatment
At almost 7 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, what reasons for (cautious) optimism does recent research offer us when it
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Research associates COVID-19 with spike in ‘broken heart syndrome'
A recent study looks at the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and stress cardiomyopathy, a condition people often call broken
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