The effects are similar to those previously observed as a result of violence, neglect, and family dysfunction.

Experts say the pandemic hindered vaccine coverage — but the disproportionate burden is carried by the poor.

"[F]ace processing in humans -- at least in adults -- is rigid even after prolonged real-life exposure to partially covered faces."

Research suggests that losing the ability to smell can adversely impact social lives, personal hygiene, and even sexual satisfaction.

Besides the pandemic-spawned isolation, rise in social media use can also lead to loneliness by reducing meaningful in-person interactions.

A large-scale study has documented 62 symptoms of long Covid -- validating the experiences of millions struggling with it.

"This survey reveals how public health regards menstruation... perhaps it’s time for the protocol to change."

People who were more stressed experienced heavier menstrual bleeding than usual, with their periods lasting longer than they did before.

While there was a surge in people dying due to lack of medical attention, the number of registered deaths in institutional care decreased.

The court directed institutions across the country to "review the relevant orders and instructions imposing restrictions on unvaccinated individuals in terms of access to public places, services and resources."

"Social media platforms were never set up to be serious archives -- but, of course, they could very well become that."

The diagnosis may help boost awareness about how debilitating intense grief can be, but critics believe it will just pathologize the emotion.

People caring for someone within their house felt more distressed than those caring for loved ones in healthcare institutions or another household.

The research is the first to reveal differences in the brain regions based on scans taken before and after an infection.

“...distress is not only a consequence of living with the risk of Covid19, but may also be a risk factor for who gets it and how severe the disease is.”

There’s a belief that “popping one pill a day call help keep all inflammations at bay” -- but 20% of the available pills are likely to be expired.

“Unwarranted medications, tests, and hospitalizations... is irrational practice,” a group of health experts wrote in a letter last week.

People who wear surgical blue masks are deemed most appealing -- because we associate them with safety and care.