Tag: pandemic

How COVID-19 has affected mental health in the US Pre-existing health conditions, personal impact of the pandemic, and secondary effects like job loss have led to worse mental health in the US as a result of the pandemic.

Posted on August 30, 2021August 23, 2021 by Anna Casey 823 views

How has COVID-19 affected mental health in the US? A representative study shows how and why the pandemic had such an impact, which will help…

Antibody testing for coronavirus: what does the science say? Antibody-based testing may be able to catch positive cases missed by PCR, but it is still not accurate enough to be used as a standalone test. For best results, it should be combined with PCR testing and doctors' observations.

Posted on May 18, 2020November 16, 2021 by Tony Jia 142 views

Are there better ways to detect the coronavirus in our body? A small study from China suggests antibody testing as a potentially more…

How genes taught us about the origin of novel coronavirus A group of scientists collected samples from some of the initially infected COVID-19 patients to show its similarities to other coronavirus infections in humans and animals, allowing them to track where it may have come from.

Posted on May 5, 2020November 16, 2021 by Sonali Verma 103 views

A group of scientists collected samples from some of the initially infected COVID-19 patients to show its similarities to other coronavirus…

How effective are travel restrictions and social distancing? Modeling indicates that travel restrictions alone would not be effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19, reducing human contact is necessary. Learn about how scientists figured this out.

Posted on March 26, 2020April 7, 2021 by Erica Curles 87 views

Reality now matches what was predicted. According to models, travel restrictions alone would only delay the epidemic status of COVID-19. But…

How long will it take to contain COVID-19? Some researchers used computer simulations to determine how good our public health efforts have to be in order to control the coronavirus pandemic within 3 months.

Posted on March 17, 2020April 7, 2021 by Gina Misra 125 views

Computer models are handy tools to figure out how well our public health interventions might work in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic…