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Online mindfulness may improve mental health during COVID-19 pandemic
The fear, anxiety and stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on mental health.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 23, 2021


Yo-Yo Ma, world-famous cellist, performs as people wait for coronavirus vaccine
The celebrated musician offered the impromptu performance after receiving his second dose of the jab.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 15, 2021


Sewage-handling robots help predict COVID-19 outbreaks in San Diego
In earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic, before diagnostic testing was widely available, it was difficult for public health officials to...
Joseph Shavit
Mar 3, 2021


Pandemic got you down? A little nature could help
[Feb. 18, 2021: University of Connecticut] Having trouble coping with COVID? Go take a hike. Literally. Researchers have long been aware...
Joseph Shavit
Feb 18, 2021


Researchers have proved that that ozone is effective in disinfecting Coronavirus
Studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 remains active on aerosols and surfaces for between several hours and several days, depending...
Joseph Shavit
Feb 17, 2021


70 years later, not even COVID-19 can tear up their love
When Rosa and Randolph met 70 years ago, they would have never thought a pandemic would be their test of true love.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 15, 2021


Researchers engineer a tiny antibody capable of neutralizing the coronavirus
At 2 a.m. one night last April, Michael Schoof triple-checked the numbers on his screen, took a deep breath, and fired off an email...
Joseph Shavit
Feb 6, 2021


10-year-old boy clears snow off cars for hospital workers in Rhode Island
A 10-year-old boy decided to thank the front-line heroes battling the relentless coronavirus pandemic by clearing snow off their cars...
Joseph Shavit
Feb 4, 2021


Cake Lady helps wounded soldiers heal, one treat at a time
Who was this Cake Lady, he wondered, until he saw a middle-aged woman in a “strange dress″ pushing a trolley and handing out cake.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 28, 2020


Family builds 'Hogwarts Castle' in front yard to lift neighborhood's spirits during Halloween
2020 has been a year filled with uncertainty, but one man wanted to remind his neighbors that magic can still exist
Joseph Shavit
Oct 28, 2020


A brain dead ear coronavirus patient just walked out of the hospital a survivor
A 26-year-old North Carolina coronavirus survivor returned home Tuesday after being declared brain dead in June.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 25, 2020


Bridgeland resident helps raise nearly $600,000 to fight cancer
The 65-year-old was already in Stage Four when she learned the tragic news. She died in November of 2015.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 25, 2020


Far-UVC Light Safely Kills Airborne Coronaviruses
[July 11, 2020: Columbia University Irving Medical Center] More than 99.9% of seasonal coronaviruses present in airborne droplets were...
Joseph Shavit
Jul 11, 2020
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