Month: April 2021

Teenagers and tweens will be fine, experts say — if adults model resilience. View original article Contributor: Judith Warner

We were spread across three continents, at the mercy of vaccine geopolitics. Which of us would be inoculated last? View original article Contributor: Pui-Wing Tam

Far from a waste of time, daydreaming might be one of the best things you can do with your free time. View original article Contributor: Rebecca Renner

Despite your best efforts, you may cause someone pain with that Tweet or Facebook post. Here’s a refresher on social media best practices, along with advice for some pandemic-only dilemmas. View original article Contributor: Courtney Rubin

Immigrants have been turned away from pharmacies and other places after being asked for driver’s licenses, Social Security numbers or health insurance cards — documentation required by neither states nor the federal government but often requested at vaccination sites around the country View original article Contributor: Akilah Johnson

In rare cases, an immune reaction has led to antibodies that caused a serious clotting disorder. But public health experts maintain the vaccine’s benefits far outweigh the risks for most people. View original article Contributor: Benjamin Mueller and Denise Grady

Meal programs for older adults have long been underfunded. The new economic recovery plan will help. View original article Contributor: Paula Span

In two papers published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers in Europe provide the most detailed explanation yet for what is behind the clotting side effects reported among people getting vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot. In both papers, researchers found that people getting the vaccine had higher levels of antibodies directed … Read more