Maintaining Mental Health During COVID-19 and Beyond

Mental health is essential because it is a vital part of life and impacts thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Mental well-being also includes psychological and social well-being. Mental well-being is vital throughout all stages of life, from childhood and adolescence to adulthood.  Mental health conditions can have a substantial effect on all aspects of life. Therefore, it ...

Katrina Hicks

A sad man wearing a blue.

COVID-19: My Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Cure

It is estimated that globally, the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is approximately 2 percent of the general population. The World Health Organization (WHO) once stated that obsessive-compulsive disorder is among the top 10 most disabling diseases.  As a sufferer myself, I have often found it’s a common misconception that my compulsions mainly involve cleanliness. ...

Katrina Hicks

Image of the coronavirus on a blue background.

Is Common Sense the Key to Destroying the Third Wave of COVID?

On March 23, 2020, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a lockdown for six weeks “to flatten the curve.” We all saw it coming. But a year prior, would we have believed something so off the charts would be occurring today? Absolutely not! Flattening the curve is a long-lost memory — all of a sudden, ...

Katrina Hicks

Subway lockdown in England.

Millennials’ Views on COVID and Conspiracy Theories

Millennials’ views dominate most social networking groups. For reference, Millennials are those who have reached or are due to reach adulthood in the current 21st century. A big misconception is that the Millennial generation is anti-social. On appearance, most would appear to be transfixed by screens. However, the influences behind said screens are endless. The socializing ...

Katrina Hicks

A couple chatting over coffees.

Digital Nomads Had No Idea COVID-19 Would Have This Impact

The COVID-19 impact on the lives of many business owners, including digital nomads and entrepreneurs, has been substantial. Those who could free themselves from the constraints of offices — according to a New York Times article — and could keep their jobs had the following logic at the beginning of the breakout: “If you’re going ...

Hermann Rohr

A Digital Nomad, dressed in suit, walking at beach with briefcase

COVID-19 Makes the Brain Age 10 Years, so What Can Be Done?

Last October, a large study by the Imperial College London surveyed 84,000 people who had recovered from the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and found that many of the patients were left with significant cognitive deficits. Some of the most severely affected patients in the survey showed brain age deterioration of up to 10 years.  Now, more ...

Tatiana Denning

Doctors looking at a brain scan.

Breastfeeding Mothers Produce COVID-19 antibodies

Breastfeeding mothers who have COVID-19 transfer milk-borne COVID-19 antibodies to their babies without passing along the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed 37 milk samples submitted by 18 women diagnosed with COVID-19. Moms can breastfeed during COVID-19 infections None of the milk samples were found to contain the virus, but nearly two-thirds ...

Troy Oakes

A mother holding her baby in the air at sunset.

Chinese Pianist Fou Ts’ong Dies From COVID-19

World-famous Chinese pianist Fou Ts’ong, known as the “Piano Poet,” has died from COVID-19, leaving a hole in the world of classical music. He had been hospitalized for two weeks before passing away on December 28, 2020, in London, England. The family letters Among other things, Fou Ts’ong and his late father, the Chinese intellect ...

Hermann Rohr

Fou Ts'ong playing a Steinway piano.

Evidence: Spread of COVID-19 Is Sensitive to UV Exposure

Researchers uncover evidence that UV radiation from sunlight reduces COVID-19 transmission. Scientists, policymakers, and healthcare workers are eager to discern to what extent the spread of COVID-19 may be seasonal. Understanding this aspect of the disease could guide our response to the pandemic. Researchers have found evidence that the spread of COVID-19 is sensitive to ...

Troy Oakes

A COVID-19 virus.

Researcher Urges Caution Using Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19

While the world has its eyes on vaccines to stop the spread of COVID-19, therapeutics are still necessary to treat hospitalized patients. One of these treatments, remdesivir, is the first and only antiviral agent of its kind that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved so far for COVID-19. Research at the University ...

Troy Oakes

Omicron variant of the coronavirus.