pandemic

CNN readers from around the world have asked more than 90,000 questions about coronavirus. Here are the answers to some of the most popular questions: Q: Whats so different about coronavirus that we have to shut down businesses? Why practice social distanc…

The new coronavirus has affected people’s health in more ways than one. In this Special Feature, we look at what the pandemic has meant for primary healthcare access in countries around the world.Share on PinterestHow has the pandemic affected different aspects of primary healthcare? In this Special Feature, we investigate.Over the past few weeks, Medical…

How long will public health and the US economy be widely threatened by Covid-19? We don’t know. Without a vaccine, experts say, it’s likely to be years. The future is murky for a lot of reasons. Namely: So much depends on human actions, both individual and collective, that are simply hard to predict and model…

Two Red Cross nurses carry a person on a stretcher during a demonstration at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station in Washington, D.C., in 1918. Underwood Archives/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Underwood Archives/Getty Images Two Red Cross nurses carry a person on a stretcher during a demonstration at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station…

Depression affects 264 million people around the world, according to the United Nations.Thanakorn Suppamethasawat/EyeEm/Getty ImagesThe coronavirus pandemic "has the seeds of a major mental health crisis," the United Nations (UN) warned in a policy briefing this week, calling for substantial investment in support services.Devora Kestel, director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use…