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Feeling overwhelmed? Approach coronavirus as a challenge to be met, not a threat to be feared

  • Written by Bethany Teachman, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia
Pick the mindset that makes you better able to respond.Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

You have a choice to make when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic.

Do you treat this time as an insurmountable threat that pits you against everyone else? This option entails making decisions based solely on protecting yourself and your loved ones:...

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Fighting boredom with banjos and Russian grammar – tips from polar explorers for surviving months of isolation

  • Written by Daniella McCahey, History Lecturer, University of Idaho
Members of Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition (1907–1909) gather round a gramophone player in Antarctica.Artist Unknown/Getty Images

Due to Antarctica’s extreme winter, which includes four months of total darkness, polar explorers endured intense confinement in close quarters for long periods of time.

American pioneer Richard Byrd explained,...

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Social media companies are taking steps to tamp down coronavirus misinformation – but they can do more

  • Written by Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Facebook, the least trusted tech company, has taken the lead in fighting coronavirus misinformation.AP Photo/Ben Margot

As we practice social distancing, our embrace of social media gets only tighter. The major social media platforms have emerged as the critical information purveyors for influencing the choices people make during the expanding...

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Pregnant in a time of coronavirus - the changing risks and what you need to know

  • Written by Hector Chapa, Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Interprofessional Education, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University
A pregnant woman walks past a street mural in Hong Kong on March 23, 2020. With the coronavirus pandemic moving quickly, pregnant women are facing a changing health care system.Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

“So, being pregnant and delivering in a pandemic … what’s that gonna look like?”

That question, sent to me by a...

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It's a bad idea for journalists to censor Trump – instead, they can help the public identify what's true or false

  • Written by David Cuillier, Associate Professor, School of Journalism, University of Arizona
President Donald Trump, flanked by administration and public health officials, during a briefing on the coronavirus on March 25.Getty/Mandel Ngan / AFP

In times of mortal strife, humans crave information more than ever, and it’s journalists’ responsibility to deliver it.

But what if that information is inaccurate, or could even kill...

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Preventing COVID-19 from decimating nursing home residents requires spending money and improving infection control

  • Written by Kathryn Hyer, Professor, Director Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, University of South Florida
Chuck Sedlacek, a patient at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, smiles through a window at his children. Chuck has tested positive for the coronavirus. Getty Images / Karen Ducey

At least 11 people have died from COVID-19 in New Orleans nursing homes in the past week, just after the deaths at a Seattle nursing home weeks ago showed the...

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Pregnant in a time of coronavirus – the changing risks and what you need to know

  • Written by Hector Chapa, Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Interprofessional Education, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University
A pregnant woman walks past a street mural in Hong Kong on March 23, 2020. With the coronavirus pandemic moving quickly, pregnant women are facing a changing health care system.Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

“So, being pregnant and delivering in a pandemic … what’s that gonna look like?”

That question, sent to me by a...

Read more: Pregnant in a time of coronavirus – the changing risks and what you need to know

How SNAP can help people during hard economic times like these

  • Written by Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
The government helps tens of millions of Americans buy groceries.Jeff Greenberg/Getty

A record number of Americans are seeing their hours cut or losing their jobs due to the initial economic repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic. How will millions of newly jobless families keep putting food on the table?

They might get some help from the Suppleme...

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Another housing crisis is coming – and bailouts and eviction freezes won't be enough to prevent many from losing their homes

  • Written by Roshanak Mehdipanah, Assistant Professor in Public Health, University of Michigan
Unionized hospitality workers wait in line to apply for unemployment benefits.AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Millions of Americans are suddenly out of work as the financial and economic crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic deepens. Without an income, most of these people will have a hard time covering their expenses, including keeping a roof...

Read more: Another housing crisis is coming – and bailouts and eviction freezes won't be enough to prevent...

Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of COVID-19?

  • Written by Steven D. Munger, Director, Center for Smell and Taste; Co-Director, UF Health Smell Disorders Program; Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida
Can you smell this?Getty Images

Doctors from around the world are reporting cases of COVID-19 patients who have lost their sense of smell, known as anosmia, or taste, known as ageusia. The director of the University of Florida’s Center for Smell and Taste and the co-director of the UF Health Smell Disorders Program answer questions about this...

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