Month: January 2021

A growing number of programs aim to help doctors, nurses and medical students who are struggling with mental health issues during the pandemic. View original article Contributor: Abby Ellin

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the importance of control groups and elderly parents’ risky behavior. View original article Contributor: Kwame Anthony Appiah

Welcome to COVID Questions, TIME’s advice column. We’re trying to make living through the pandemic a little easier, with expert-backed answers to your toughest coronavirus-related dilemmas. While we can’t and don’t offer medical advice—those questions should go to your doctor—we hope this column will help you sort through this stressful and confusing time. Got a … Read more

The reassuring news that vaccine-elicited antibodies remained effective against concerning new variants was tempered by an ominous finding. Those antibodies were less efficient at neutralizing the South African variant in a laboratory dish. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson

The U.K., South Africa and Brazil variants are highly transmissible and have sparked concerns that vaccines may be less effective against them. View original article Contributor: Marisa Iati

State health authorities said it involved a ‘resident with recent travel history to Brazil.’ View original article Contributor: Joel Achenbach

The reassuring news that vaccine-elicited antibodies remained effective against concerning new variants was tempered by an ominous finding. Those antibodies were less efficient at neutralizing the South African variant in a laboratory dish. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson

The U.K., South Africa and Brazil variants are highly transmissible and have sparked concerns that vaccines may be less effective against them. View original article Contributor: Marisa Iati

State health authorities said it involved a ‘resident with recent travel history to Brazil.’ View original article Contributor: Joel Achenbach

The plan had been hailed by many physicians as loosening requirements they said had slowed their response to the opioid crisis. But legal experts said HHS lacked authority to issue the guidelines. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond