The COVID-19 Local News Fund —coordinated by the Local Media Association, which includes more than 3,000 newspapers and TV and radio stations—is helping news organizations improve their coverage of ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Children with cancer are among the most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic. The nonprofit Team Lilly Foundation is out on a mission to make sure no child, or their family, are left behind ...

About 7% of US adults report having or having had symptoms of long COVID such as fatigue, heart palpitations and/or dizziness. These are three of the 12 symptoms identified as part of the National ...

FOR Southern Volunteer M. Surender, a cold canned drink from an elderly woman remains the most meaningful token of ...

Prosocial behavior is a well-studied phenomenon in the field of social psychology. A large body of research examines conditions under which people help—or fail to help. However, not only has most of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- At the Union Rescue Mission in downtown Los Angeles, nurse Maria Ochoa suits up each day to test for COVID-19. "I'm wearing my N95, my goggles, my face shield, my gown and my ...

An Alnwick Town Council Mayor’s Civic Award has been presented to a Shilbottle charitable organisation that supports local ...