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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and as new information has become available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local governments have continuously revised their ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended coronavirus isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create ...

Older Americans were already in an epidemic before the pandemic began. In 2018, the AARP released a report about the mental and physical effects of social isolation on older Americans, particularly ...

For most fully vaccinated people, a breakthrough coronavirus infection will not ruin their health. It will, however, assuming that they follow all the relevant guidelines, ruin at least a week of ...

The pandemic has kept our aging parents away from us and us away from them for over a year. This isolation is not total. Some people have access, some ignore warnings, and some are intent on using the ...

NEW YORK — The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) announces 20 Wilbur Award winners to honor excellence by individuals in the secular media for communicating religious issues, values, and themes. On ...

Pandemic precautions have reportedly touched off an invisible mental health crisis inside the juvenile detention facilities that house about 44,000 young people nationwide. With family visits canceled ...

The coronavirus pandemic has challenged all of us in big and small ways, but one of the toughest parts has been the isolation. Many people found creative ways to cope as they wear masks, work from ...

The findings suggest recovery from the pandemic may take a long time and could affect people’s view of their relationships over time. By Reed Abelson Many Americans felt socially isolated during the ...