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1 of 7 Cold weather is hitting many parts of the country, posing challenges for social distancing during the pandemic. Which statement about acclimating to cold weather is not true? People over 60 tend to be less tolerant of cold than younger people Carrying extra body fat helps protect against …

The pandemic has led to more people seeking out online services, mental health services included. Hence, I decided to review some of the top mental health apps on App Store and Google Play to compare their features, and which one worked best for me. To start, I typed in “therapy” …

Conditions like hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity and diabetes in a father may affect whether a pregnancy reaches full term. A father’s poor health before conception may increase the risk for pregnancy loss, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed records from an employee insurance database that included data on 958,804 pregnancies …

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has started trials on a digital health verification app that validates passengers’ Covid-19 test results and vaccination statuses. The trial, which started on Wednesday, is aimed at facilitating the revival of air travel. Under the trial, travellers on SIA flights from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur will be …

The government has deployed extensive resources to address the spike in depression and anxiety. But social stigmas and long-term challenges remain. China’s fight against the coronavirus was mostly over, but Zhang Xiaochun, a doctor in Wuhan, was sinking into depression, convinced she had failed as a daughter and mother. She …

Earlier this month, following the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration’s emergency approval, the federal government began distributing doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to health systems throughout the country. With Moderna’s vaccine to follow, the Trump administration aims to deliver the first shots to 20 million people by year’s end. …

You know that black hole of time between work and bed? There’s nowhere to go, nothing new to watch, and a bottle of wine (or bag of chips) calling your name from the other room. Call it the pandemic happy hour or straight-up boredom, but if you’re using your after …

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Most Americans make poor choices. So do most professional insurance brokers, a new study finds. But robots may help. Paul Rickards Anya Samek, an economist, has found that consumers make better choices among health plans when presented with a few simple calculations. So when she switched jobs last year and …