Did social distancing ruin your big birthday plans? Fear not, there are plenty of ways you can safely enjoy your big day right at home. Pick a few things from our list and postpone your big plans to a later date!

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NEW YORK (AP) — At first, Jonathon Seidl wasn’t worried about the coronavirus despite his anxiety disorder. But that changed. The 33-year-old digital media strategist from Dallas, who takes medication, said his concern was less about getting sick than about the battering the economy could sustain. Would he be able to feed his family? Would […]

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As the COVID-19 crisis forces many schools to close their campuses and move all courses online, some worry that the pandemic could have a bigger negative impact on the nation’s historically black colleges and universities, than for other campuses. Here, The Conversation US has assembled a panel of experts to forecast what’s in store for […]

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This is a great time to keep your hands to yourself according to New York City’s Department of Health. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. The panic around the Coronavirus pandemic has led New York City’s Department of Health to urge New Yorkers to not only quarantine themselves, but to practice safe […]

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Families everywhere are adjusting to a new way of life due to social distancing measures like closed schools, workplaces, and more. Given that anxiety was already among the most common mental health problem in kids before the COVID-19 pandemic, what can parents do to help keep this problem at bay? Childhood anxiety scholar Mirae J. Fornander outlines strategies parents […]

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With the coronavirus/Covid-19 continuing to spread and its effects begin to take hold over our lives, we’re making this page a hub for news reports from reputable/credible sources about the crisis. Bookmark this page and check here often for the latest updates.   Donald Trump says little in latest press conference but tells public to relax  […]

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A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the real facts: __ CLAIM: If you don’t have health insurance and can’t afford to take […]

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Unless you’re living under a rock the coronavirus has the world in a global pandemic. While fears have begun to grow and more information is coming out by the second it’s important to know the difference in the illnesses. The virus has now become political as the entire country of Italy has shut down in the […]

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After receiving a full scholarship to study medicine at the Latin America School of Medicine in Havana, Cuba, Dr. Arabia Mollette relocated to Cuba, where she studied and lived for seven and a half years. After she matriculated from medical school, Dr. Mollette completed her residency as an Emergency Medical Resident Physician at Newark Beth […]

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The word ‘anxiety’ is so loosely tossed around. But what does it mean? While there is a fine line between feeling anxious and having anxiety, it is a very real feeling that we oftentimes mislabel as nerves, fear or shyness. Whether you’re about to do a big presentation at work or you’re walking into a […]

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As experts in criminologyand the justice system, we were surprised to learn that a jury voted to convict Harvey Weinstein on two counts of rape and sexual assault. This surprise was based on our more than a decade of research on the attrition of sexual assault cases from the criminal justice system. We know that most victims of sexual assault […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — The hand sanitizers on Amazon were overpriced. A Walmart this weekend was completely sold out. Only on his third try was Ken Smith able to find the clear gel — at a Walgreens, where three bottles of Purell were left. He bought two. “I didn’t want to hoard,” says Smith, a […]