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Coronavirus Update

This week: COVID-19 and the psychological development of the youngest kids; what to expect from "flurona"; the fight over mask mandates.

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How pandemic isolation is affecting young kids' developing minds

Many children under five years old have been "bunker babies" for almost two years. Experts explain what this means for different populations and how they will recover.

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Can COVID-19 alter your personality? Here's what brain research shows.

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How to confront COVID-19's toll on kids’ mental health

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Will we ever trust crowds again?

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For those in long-term care, COVID-19 compounded the weight of grief

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'Flurona' explained: What to expect from COVID-19 and flu co-infections

A new study shows that such cases are still extremely rare and mostly occur in relatively young, healthy patients.

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States erupt in fights over mask mandates as Omicron cases wane

New cases of COVID-19 have dropped sharply in all 50 states, with an average of 205,000 per day for the last seven days. And as cases fall, many states are planning to end mask mandates, resulting in a patchwork of regulations across the country.

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RELATED: A 'stealth' Omicron subvariant is now spreading, worrying experts +

What we're reading

How to decide whether to go maskless as states drop mandates (Washington Post) ››

Heart-disease risk soars after COVID—even with a mild case (Nature) ››

MORE ON YOUR HEALTH

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A fall shattered his body. These medical marvels pieced him back together.

From virtual reality to an anti-gravity treadmill, Brent Bauer’s tale of recovery reveals a cutting-edge future for surgical medicine.

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How science evolved to understand PTSD

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How to donate your body to science

MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS

FDA delays action on vaccine for kids under 5 (Washington Post)

A 'stealth' Omicron subvariant is now spreading, worrying experts

COVID smell loss and long COVID linked to inflammation (Scientific American)

The physics of the N95 face mask (Wired)

Are app-based home coronavirus tests worth it? (Washington Post)

Superbugs were already on the rise. The pandemic likely made things worse.

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