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SummaryThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound effect on all aspects of society, including mental health and physical health. We explore the psychological, social, and neuroscientific effects of COVID-19 and set out the immediate priorities and longer-term strategies for mental health science research. These priorities were informed by surveys of the public…

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories Medscape's editors around the globe think you need to know about today:  CDC Quantifies Deaths, Infections of Healthcare Workers  As of April 9, more than 9000 healthcare workers in the United States had diagnosed cases of…

(Updates death toll) By Lisa Shumaker April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus deaths increased by a record number for the second day in a row, rising by at least 2,371 on Wednesday to top 30,800, according to a Reuters tally, as states spared the worst of the pandemic mulled a partial lifting of restrictions on…

TOPLINEResearch published in the medical journal Nature Medicine on Wednesday suggests people with the COVID-19 coronavirus were at their most infectious right when symptoms began, or even a few days before, presenting yet another hurdle for containing its spread. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: A man wears a face mask as he boards a metro…

Image copyright Getty Images The government has promised to step up testing for coronavirus in care homes where symptoms of the virus have been found. But is it possible to get accurate figures about the scale of the problem?How many deaths have there been in care homes? This is difficult to calculate - there are…