Month: February 2021

Difficult issues of immigration and health policy are playing out in border states. View original article Contributor: Lenny Bernstein

Enrollment coaches warn that sign-up could be ineffective because they are not getting any extra federal assistance. View original article Contributor: Amy Goldstein

The evidence is clear, Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and COVID-19 share common underlying risk factors. People with pre-existing CVD, diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure are not only at greater risk of having a heart attack, stroke or developing some forms of dementia, but are known to experience more severe outcomes from COVID-19, including hospitalisation, ventilation … Read more

Madison Exter joined UK Biocentre at the Milton Keynes Lighthouse lab as a temporary lab technician, after studying Human Biology. When testing capacity was rapidly increasing to help halt the spread of COVID-19, she became a Laboratory Supervisor, supporting the team to process tens of thousands of swab samples every day as part of the … Read more

We are fast approaching February half term (15th – 19th February for most parts of the country). After a very tough winter we are all looking forward to nicer weather and brighter days, but right now we are in a very important moment of the pandemic. We are seeing the vaccine roll out happen at … Read more

Scientists don’t know yet whether the mutation makes the variants more contagious, but they are concerned that it might. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer

Experts paint a grim picture of the struggle with lockdown isolation — a “mental health pandemic” that should be treated as seriously as containing the coronavirus. View original article Contributor: Isabella Kwai and Elian Peltier

People with conditions like obesity, hypertension, pulmonary diseases and cancer flooded the state’s sign-up site. View original article Contributor: Amanda Rosa and Michael Rothfeld

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we asked readers to share moments when they stumbled upon acts of affection. Here are some of their stories. View original article Contributor: Sara Aridi

Missing live performances during the pandemic? Get your theater fix with a handful of online stellar productions (new and old). View original article Contributor: Adrienne Gaffney