Drastic MeasuresIndian Doctors Perform Asia’s First Lung Transplant for a Covid19 Patient Though the operation was a success, lung transplants are not a viable option for all Covid19 patients with serious respiratory failure. By Aditi Murti
Vulnerable Communities10 of 59 Surviving Members of Great Andamanese Tribe Test Positive for Covid19 Indigenous Andamanese populations are particularly vulnerable to to infectious disease because their isolation has left them with low immunity. By Aditi Murti
Digging DeeperThe World’s First Covid19 Reinfection Was Just Confirmed. We Asked a Doctor Why This Matters. The concept of herd immunity needs to be reconsidered now that the first-ever Covid19 reinfection has been confirmed. By Rajvi Desai
To Do Or Not To DoGoa Is Now Open For Tourism. But Does That Mean We Should Go? Locations that depend on tourism continue to weigh whether the economic benefits of accepting visitors outweigh the health risks. By Rajvi Desai
Not Just Fun And GamesIs The House Party Dead? What was once an exciting night of house-party hopping is now a superspreader event waiting to happen. By Rajvi Desai
Viral Lies‘Superspreader’ Facebook Pages Are Feeding Billions of People Health Misinformation, Unchecked: Report Only 16% of the misinformation on Facebook carried a warning label last year, advocacy group Avaaz found. By Rajvi Desai
Bringing Order To Corona-ChaosStudy of Covid19 Patients Identifies ‘Most Likely Order’ of Symptoms Knowing the sequence of Covid19 symptoms may help patients seek care and self-isolate promptly, while it can help doctors rule out other illnesses. By Devrupa Rakshit
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Housewife Who Is Itching to Go Back to Her Pre‑Pandemic Routine "I'm enjoying it now that everything is going back to normal. My sons go to work and I have time for myself." By The Swaddle Team
Get Your Freak OnNo Rimming, Kissing or Face‑to‑Face Positions: Covid19 Safe Sex Guidelines Differ Across the World Having sex with one's own self remains the safest way to experience sexual pleasure, guidelines state. By Rajvi Desai
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Photojournalist Teaches Online Classes to Keep Working "I’m not sure how much students are learning [online], but nobody’s dropped out yet which I’m guessing is a good sign." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A 25‑Year‑Old Actor Who Has to Record Auditions On Her Own "Now, we’re sending casting directors audition videos online, but I’m not even sure they’re looking at my work." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Founder Who Has Always Worked From Home, But Is Now Struggling "I can’t work in a house when it hasn’t been cleaned on that day. You can’t skip a day. You have to clean it every day." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Pandit Who Conducts Poojas, Weddings on Zoom “I don’t wish for this to be the new normal. Ceremonies on video feel very unreal.” By The Swaddle Team
Only MemoriesNostalgia Notifications On Social Media Apps Are Making Pandemic‑Era Anxiety Worse Do we really need to see pictures from the holiday we took on this day two years ago? By Ramya Mohanakrishnan
Grain of SaltCovid19 Reinfection: Myth or Not? Well, It’s Complicated. A loose consensus among doctors is that it's too soon in the pandemic to know for sure. By Rajvi Desai
Work Re-culturedWork Re‑cultured: The Finance Journalist Who Turned His Daughter’s Room Into an Office “My working from home has disrupted my 6-year-old daughter’s routine multiple times.” By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: The 30‑Year‑Old Psychiatrist Building an Online Private Practice "I also nod my head more, figure out more ways to illustrate 'I'm here' and 'I'm listening,' especially because eye contact is not super clear on video calls." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Start‑Up Employee Finds an Already‑Bad Work Culture Got Worse “There is no talk of holidays. Everyone’s sitting at home and so we have no excuses.” By The Swaddle Team