Coronavirus

COVID-19 vaccinations have become increasingly available to millions of people, but that increase has brought with it scam artists attempting to cheat you out of your money and personal information. It’s best to reach out to your health care provider or local health department directly to get legitimate facts rather…

With fall right around the corner and flu season hot on its heels, public health officials nationwide are urging consumers to get vaccinated against the flu to stave off a “twindemic,” a double-whammy surge in flu and COVID-19 cases. “When the flu vaccine becomes available, make sure you get vaccinated…

Want to keep COVID-19 from darkening your doorstep? In India, you can stand in a circle, clap your hands, and chant “Go Corona Go!” Or drink a glass of cow urine. Either one should help. In Nairobi, knocking back a shot of Henessey will cure it. In Brazil, take a…

Life with a mask doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. And while any mask is better than no mask to help contain the spread of COVID-19, all masks are not created equal. The state’s covid19.ca.gov website puts it bluntly: “When you’re around anyone you don’t live with, you…

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, high school graduation looked very different in 2020 compared to previous years. Gone were tightly-packed groups of beaming grads in caps and gowns, the hugs and handshakes with friends and mentors, the throngs of adoring families. In their places: choreographed, socially-distanced ceremonies, if an in-person…

An over-abundance of toilet paper. Stacks of water bottles in your garage. Canned goods piled high in your pantry. Have we become hoarders during the COVID-19 pandemic? Your own personal supply might tell you yes. Amid the global health crisis, Americans have been panic-buying these items and many more: Toilet…

Do you get the feeling that someone is always watching you? Your feelings are valid; you’re being watched. Not through tracking devices, sci-fi implants under your skin, or some app on your phone—but you are, and it’s happening every day. And, for the last six weeks, it has become more…

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, May 6, that a new feature added to the California Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 website helps find testing sites throughout the state. Users can search by current location, address, city, or ZIP code, or by clicking on an interactive map featuring testing site locations.…

It’s Cinco de Mayo. You do know it’s an American celebration and not a Mexican one, right? On this day in 1862, the Mexican Army defeated French forces in the Battle of Puebla. In the United States, May 5 is a margarita-drinking, Corona-with-a-lime sipping, Mexican food-eating blowout; in Mexico, the…

I miss my friends – having a beer at the local brewery, walking the dogs, or sitting down for a fun birthday lunch. One friend texted and said, “please call me, I need to hear your voice!” This social distancing thing seems very anti-social to me, but behavioral science proves…