Coronavirus
Halloween and Thanksgiving will need to be modified in the presence of COVID-19
How has the pandemic affected religious gatherings?
As some California schools prepare to resume in-person instruction, parents and teachers have a new round of safety concerns to consider.
Hello again, dear readers, and welcome to the late-summer edition of the letters column. Along with so many of you, we’re facing record-breaking heat, high humidity, and a few natural disasters. All the more reason to seek refuge in our ongoing chat about health and medicine. -- Many of you continue [...]
Understanding symptoms and what they mean
Dear Doctor: Would you please write about the risks of falls for the elderly, which can be fatal? The colonial houses in my area are dangerous and lead to many serious injuries and deaths. Now that so many of us are home alone more than ever, calling attention to this [...]
Dear Doctor: Our kids are having a hard time with social distancing, which seems like it will last forever. My husband and I know some people who have formed a “quarantine bubble” for socializing and getting the kids together. How does that work? Is it safe? Dear Reader: An important thing [...]
Change is on the horizon for health care
Why does COVID-19 affect people differently? Read here
Read how the pandemic is affecting the mental health of those on the frontline
