After the last plate has been cleared from the table and everyone — except the person stuck washing dishes — has migrated to the couch, it’s time to begin the next part of the Thanksgiving tradition. Yes, it’s time to divvy up and work through the leftovers. This year is different, though. You might not…… MORE
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This therapist fights online toxicity, one TikTok video at a time
The thought of joining TikTok last year made clinical psychologist Julie Smith apprehensive. As the video-sharing app’s popularity was surging in late 2019, it was better known for viral dancing clips than as a place to find a therapist. “I think I was the first therapist on there,” Smith, who is based in England, told…… MORE
Nearly 60,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 in the next three weeks. There are ways to turn things around, experts say
The Covid-19 pandemic is raging across the US — already more devastating than previous surges and showing no signs of slowing down. On Thanksgiving, the US marked its 24th day in a row with more than 100,000 new cases. Hospitalizations Thursday hit a new high — for the 17th consecutive day — with now more…… MORE
Your phone can send you an alert if you were near someone who has coronavirus
As new coronavirus cases explode nationwide, health officials are turning to cell phones to help slow the spread of infections. Thanks to technology available on Apple and Google phones, you can now get pop-up notifications in some states if you were close to someone who later tested positive for Covid-19. The alerts come via state…… MORE
Too many Thanksgiving or Election Day disagreements? Here’s how to have a better argument
America is ideologically split, and if the animosity over the 2020 election results is any indication, we may be fast losing the ability to bridge the divide. But is there be a way to reconnect? Could we learn how to discuss our beliefs with opposing friends, family and acquaintances — perhaps over Zoom or socially…… MORE
Coronavirus hospitalizations hit another record as experts warn Thanksgiving gatherings could worsen the pandemic
The US enters Thanksgiving with coronavirus cases and deaths soaring and hospitalizations at record levels. And on a holiday weekend that lends itself to big gatherings, public health experts still were begging people to avoid them, fearing the pandemic will become much worse. The number of Covid-19 patients in US hospitals hit a record for…… MORE
Young people’s anxiety levels nearly doubled during first Covid-19 lockdown, study says
The early stages of the coronavirus pandemic and the first Covid-19 lockdown caused the number of young people with anxiety to nearly double, according to a study from the University of Bristol. The study, released Tuesday, found that the number of people with anxiety jumped from 13% to 24% in young people between the ages…… MORE
Here’s the type and amount of exercise you need, WHO advises
While we’re all cooped up during the pandemic, the World Health Organization wants you to exercise. The organization released new physical activity guidelines recommending that adults get at least 150 minutes — that’s 2.5 hours — of moderate to vigorous physical activity weekly. The WHO’s new physical activity recommendations come at a time when the…… MORE
So far, coronavirus mutations don’t mean much, big study finds
A giant study of more than 12,000 mutations in the novel coronavirus finds none of them has made a big difference in how easily it infects people, researchers reported Wednesday. The mutations, found in more than 46,000 samples taken from 99 different countries, all appear to be neutral, the team of leading viral genetics experts…… MORE
Getting together for the holidays? This website will help you see how risky your plans are
With the end of the year fast approaching, a new tool sponsored by the National Institutes of Health may be helpful in keeping holiday gatherings — or any other meeting — as safe and as coronavirus-free as possible. The Safer-Covid tool assigns a score based on the risk level associated with a given activity. Users…… MORE
