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Group exercise may be even better for you than solo workouts – here’s why
L. Alison Phillips, Iowa State University and Jacob Meyer, Iowa State University Group exercise is very popular: Nearly 40% of regular exercisers participate in group
How the coronavirus spreads through the air: 5 essential reads
Stacy Morford, The Conversation Scientists have been warning for months that the coronavirus could be spread by aerosols – tiny respiratory droplets that people emit
How to outsmart your COVID-19 fears and boost your mood in 2021
Laurel Mellin, University of California, San Francisco After a year of toxic stress ignited by so much fear and uncertainty, now is a good time
Why getting COVID-19 vaccines to rural Americans is harder than it looks, and how to lift the barriers
Bennett Doughty, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Pamela Stewart Fahs, Binghamton University, State University of New York The enormous job of vaccinating
Why face masks belong at your holiday gathering – 7 things you need to know about wearing them
Jason Farley, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing COVID-19 has disrupted our daily lives, and it is poised to completely disrupt the holiday season. As
VIP patients can be a headache for their doctors
Nancy Nielsen, University at Buffalo The medical drama playing out daily since President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 is alarming – but not surprising. Any physician
Can employers require workers to take the COVID-19 vaccine? 6 questions answered
Ana Santos Rutschman, Saint Louis University Editor’s note: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency in charge of enforcing laws prohibiting discrimination in the
Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Will it protect against asymptomatic infections and mutated viruses? An immunologist answers 3 questions
William Petri, University of Virginia This week I was vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer mRNA vaccine, which brought to mind some frequently asked questions
What’s not being said about why African Americans need to take the COVID-19 vaccine
Debra Furr-Holden, Michigan State University Dr. Anthony Fauci and other national health leaders have said that African Americans need to take the COVID-19 vaccine to