A majority of Americans support mask mandates on planes

Days after a judge knocked down mask mandates on planes, a new poll shows that 56% of Americans actually support the requirements.

U. Chicago • futurity
April 22, 2022 ~4 min

Smartwatches can track COVID symptoms via heart rate

New research shows that heart rate data from wearable devices can track COVID symptoms, even showing how sick people will become.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
April 21, 2022 ~8 min


COVID patients with pneumonia face higher dementia risk

The pneumonia some COVID-19 patients develop could set them up for a higher risk of dementia, particularly for older patients, researchers report.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
April 21, 2022 ~4 min

Little kids can learn to read just fine in virtual classrooms

Learning to read in an online setting may seem a tall order, but a new virtual reading camp for preschoolers launched during the pandemic shows it can work.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
April 18, 2022 ~6 min

After COVID infection, is five days of isolation enough?

After COVID-19 infection, five days of isolation appears to be enough for young, healthy, vaccinated people, a study of college students indicates.

Boston University • futurity
April 15, 2022 ~7 min

Deaths from alcohol jumped by a huge amount in 2020

Alcohol-related deaths spiked in the first year of the COVID pandemic. An expert explains why and what to do if you're concerned about your own habits.

Tufts University • futurity
April 14, 2022 ~8 min

How did public transportation affect COVID’s spread?

Cities where more people used public transportation had a higher per capital incidence of COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic, a new study shows.

Jason Maderer-Georgia Tech • futurity
April 14, 2022 ~7 min

Does COVID-19 inflammation cause loss of smell?

Inflammation, rather than the virus that provokes it, may be key to loss of smell among COVID-19 patients.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
April 12, 2022 ~6 min


COVID vaccine does protect people with IBD

People with IBD who take drugs that suppress their immune system will gain protection from COVID-19 vaccines, research finds.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
April 12, 2022 ~5 min

Pandemic health workers faced rates of ‘moral injury’ similar to combat vets

"Moral injuries can happen when health care workers’ values and beliefs conflict with their actions or the ways they witness others acting."

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
April 7, 2022 ~7 min

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