Why Is Everyone Around Me Sick?
Immunity experts explain why summer colds are returning with a vengeance.
Voices
COVID-19
Explainers
Teaching the Nose How to Smell Again
Olfactory training is helping some COVID survivors regain their sense of smell.
Rounds
1 Question, 5 Answers: How Has Anxiety Changed in the Past Year?
Anxiety skyrocketed after COVID arrived. How have our worries shifted during the weirdest, saddest year of our collective existence? 5 therapists discuss the evolution of our pandemic anxiety.
Explainers
What Are COVID “Human Challenge” Trials? Are They Ethical?
Volunteers in the UK will soon be deliberately infected with the coronavirus, and experts are divided over it. Here's why.
Explainers
How to Help People Overcome Vaccine Fears
Need to persuade someone in your life to get vaccinated? Here are the evidence-based strategies psychologists recommend.
Explainers
The Biggest Things We’ve Learned About COVID — and What We Still Don’t Know
Tis the season for recapping the year.
Explainers
Your COVID Vaccine Questions, Answered
FAQs about the largest mass-vaccination campaign in US history.
Explainers
How to Be a Patient During a Pandemic
Best practices to follow at your next in-person appointment.
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