Covid-19 isn’t going away soon. Two recent studies mapped out the possible shapes of its trajectory.Markings at Gare du Nord train station in Paris marking safe social distances on Wednesday.Credit...Ian Langsdon/EPA, via ShutterstockMay 8, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ETBy now we know — contrary to false predictions — that the novel coronavirus will be with us…
Restrictive measures aimed at curbing the new coronavirus pandemic have changed the lives of people all over the world in drastic ways. For this Special Feature, we have asked readers and contributors to share their best coping strategies.Share on PinterestWhat do people do to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictive measures? In this Special…
Four-year-olds have playdates through closed windows, sliding their toy cars in unison on either side of the glass. A high school student worries about his mother going to work in a food-packing warehouse, at risk for contracting COVID-19. Another teen says “there is nothing to look forward to,” as he tries to avoid sliding into…
A survey of 562 people in the United States helps reveal the emotional impact of the pandemic, suggesting that many turn to substances such as alcohol and marijuana to help them manage anxiety and depression.Share on PinterestA new survey suggests that a significant number of adults in the U.S. are using substances such as alcohol…
Just as the initial coronavirus outbreak caught hospitals unprepared, the country’s mental health system — vastly underfunded, fragmented and difficult to access before the pandemic — is even less prepared to handle this coming surge.“That’s what is keeping me up at night,” said Susan Borja, who leads the traumatic stress research program at the National…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…