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The virus seems harmless, because most people who contract it don't show symptoms. But that doesn't mean that it can’t cause the body serious harm, or even prove fatal. 

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic.

Temple University Hospital has more COVID-19 patients than any other Philadelphia hospital. How their overworked staff is caring for the city's most vulnerable.

Designers sprint to create a basic model for COVID-19 patients that can be 3D-printed.

The idea that you should be optimizing your quarantine time is everywhere. But resisting productivity culture and letting yourself be bored is essential to your well-being.

Facing the cytokine storm — David Fajgenbaum brings his first-hand experience with cytokine storms to bear on this new coronavirus.

How America’s mental health care system is creating crises instead of preventing them.

At best, people are stuck inside. At worst, they’re working in incredibly stressful conditions, or isolated from friends and family. This is not an easy time.

In the U.S., 6,000 young people are wounded in gun violence each year. The victims are almost never the intended targets, but they're still left with the trauma of the event.

It’s normal for friendships to end. How can we approach that in a way that minimizes damage — and leads to healing?

Many of us are practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of the coronavirus – keeping away from other people and staying at ...

We talk about how different right-wing media outlets have been covering the pandemic, the effect it’s having on their viewers, and ...

More people are living this way because of the new coronavirus. What does that look like, and what does it do to someone's mental state?

A Jefferson lab has built on its rabies vaccine research to create one for COVID-19. But a final product could be a year away.

Many people practice remembering their dreams to help with clarity, creativity, or problem solving.