Month: April 2021

How to cope with a less cautious world as pandemic restrictions loosen. View original article Contributor: Christina Caron

In the narrow window in which patients are aware of their disease, they have sought help in clinical trials. But enrolling enough participants to make these trials count is not easy. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata

Science shows that the risk of viral transmission outside is very low. The “two-out-of-three rule” can help you decide whether to mask up. View original article Contributor: Tara Parker-Pope

Five ways to become more accepting of pain. View original article Contributor: Jenny Taitz and Lydia Ortiz

Over the past year, rising deaths from COVID-19, police brutality, anti-Asian hate crimes, and the inequitable damage of climate breakdown, have made the manifold harms of racism easier for everyone to see. Harms that were once shielded from public consumption by segregation or shrouded from public scrutiny by stories depicting the U.S. as a nation … Read more

Katherine McConnell wanted to make sure that she and her employees didn’t fall back into their old habits when they returned to the office in Sydney, Australia—where the coronavirus situation has stabilized—after several months of working from home. So McConnell, the founder and CEO of financial technology company Brighte, implemented a flexible working policy, allowing … Read more

Early research suggests that two Covid-19 vaccines pose no greater risk for pregnant people than for anyone else. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes

If you’re going back to work, and leaving your furry companion, we want to hear from you. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman