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Minnesota man gets 28 years for pandemic-era food fraud
A leader in a sprawling Minnesota food fraud plot during the coronavirus pandemic has been sentenced to 28 years in prison.
Pandemic aged our brains faster, whether or not we got COVID, study says
Living through the pandemic aged our brains faster — even among people who never became sick with COVID-19, according to a ...
How conspiracy theories about COVID’s origins are hampering our ability to prevent the next pandemic
The public discourse around the origin of the pandemic has increasingly been shaped by political agendas and conspiratorial ...
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The pandemic aged our brains, even if we weren't infected
Even without infection, the COVID-19 pandemic aged our brains. A new study found that accompanying stressors like isolation ...
Immunologic surveillance study provides new insights into post-pandemic return of respiratory viruses
The first paper from a multi-year clinical research study has been published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The article ...
Almost 2 million Americans are collecting unemployment in highest figures since pandemic times
Almost two million Americans are collecting unemployment in the highest figures since the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of ...
How the COVID-19 pandemic affected parents and youth: Thorns and silver linings
The COVID-19 pandemic upended life for individuals and communities worldwide. Social isolation, health mandates, illness, and ...
Hideo Kojima on ‘Death Stranding 2,’ the Sequel’s Big Changes and Improvements Post-Pandemic, and How He Hoped to Cast David Lynch in a Game
The Kojima Productions head and "On the Beach" director tells IndieWire about what the plot originally entailed, improvements ...
Older Coloradans nearly back to pre-pandemic death rates, but middle-aged people dying younger than expected
Death rates shot up in 2020 and 2021, as COVID-19 and an increasingly dangerous illicit drug supply took out Coloradans at ...
You Didn’t Catch COVID. But the Pandemic Still Aged Your Brain
Even without contracting COVID-19, many people may have experienced accelerated brain aging just from living through the ...
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Top White House pandemic preparedness official resigns, officials say, in sign of broader disarray
Exclusive: A top White House pandemic preparedness official has resigned, officials tell STAT, in a sign of broader disarray.
COVID infection early in pandemic linked to higher risk of cancer death, CU study finds
COVID-19 didn’t directly cause the cancer to spread, but created an environment where dormant cells elsewhere in patients’ ...