Month: November 2020

Patients usually are most infectious two days before symptoms begin and for five days after, a new analysis finds. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

A cento is a poem written using borrowed lines, like ones from this publication. Don’t forget to give credit. View original article Contributor: Leah Umansky

Though many bars are under lockdown restrictions, pub quiz companies still operate online. You provide the booze, they provide the brainteasers. View original article Contributor: Alexis Soloski

Teens and tweens need exercise, period. Many parents are finding informal, creative and encouraging ways to get their isolated offspring outside safely. View original article Contributor: Rachel Levin

Expand your understanding of Native history issues beyond the fourth Thursday of November. Here are some Indigenous podcasters recommending their favorite Native-made audio. View original article Contributor: Phoebe Lett

This week, listen to the music of Billie Holiday, attend a fashion workshop or get your tarot cards read. View original article Contributor: Katherine Cusumano and Emma Grillo

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) has followed the lead of some European countries, saying schools, with their controlled environments, may actually be safer for children and “should be among the very last things to close.” View original article Contributor: Karin Brulliard

Focus on ventilation, the number and proximity of players, adherence to mask-wearing and community rates of infection. View original article Contributor: Emily Sohn

Pediatricians and other primary care doctors provide the holistic view of patients’ health, making sure they get their preventive needs met and diagnosing disease. Covid-19 is challenging that. View original article Contributor: Rahul Parikh

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) has followed the lead of some European countries, saying schools, with their controlled environments, may actually be safer for children and “should be among the very last things to close.” View original article Contributor: Karin Brulliard