Health
If You’re Going Out To Protest During The Pandemic, Be Careful Of The Coronavirus Risk
Your chance of contracting COVID-19 increases if you’re in a group, and tear gas may make the illness worse.
Jane Lytvynenko
Chrissy Teigen Revealed She Got Tested For COVID-19 So She Could Get Her Breast Implants Removed
"A lot of people are understandably curious (and nosey!) so I'll just say it here: I'm getting my boobs out!"
Ben Henry
Two Hairstylists With The Coronavirus May Have Exposed More Than 140 Other People
Businesses are reopening in Missouri, but a local leader warned that’s only safe if contact tracers can keep up with potential exposures.
Jane Lytvynenko
Here's What Public Health Experts Have To Say About Using Public Restrooms During The Coronavirus Pandemic
"You’re basically kind of going in, to use a cute term, 'a bioweapons factory' — so there is no safe. There's only things you can do to mitigate risk."
Stephanie K. Baer
A New Study Says The Malaria Drug Touted (And Taken) By Trump Looks Deadly For Coronavirus Patients
“If there was ever hope for this drug, this is the death of it.”
Dan Vergano
As The World Hopes For A COVID-19 Vaccine, Anti-Vaxxers Are Growing Their Social Media Influence
Social media analysis reveals a big spike in engagement on anti-vaxxer pages and accounts in the coronavirus pandemic.
Cameron Wilson
A Man Shared A Shocking Photo Of What COVID-19 Did To Him After Six Weeks In A Hospital
"I wanted to show it can happen to anyone. It doesn't matter if you're young or old, have preexisting conditions or not. It can affect you."
David Mack
Instagram Has Been Taken Over By Influencers Giving Away Free Pelotons. What's The Catch?
"The amount of random people I’ve followed on Instagram solely in hopes of winning a Peloton is ridiculous."
Stephanie McNeal
Here’s Why Everyone On Facebook Is Talking About Woodstock And The Coronavirus
We are stardust. We are golden. And we've got to stop sharing unhelpful memes.
Ryan Broderick
They’re Working In Healthcare During A Pandemic. They Don’t Get Health Insurance.
“As a nurse or a doctor, at least you're getting paid a decent amount of money to risk your life," one hospital clerical worker earning $15 an hour told BuzzFeed News.
Emmanuel Felton
This Man’s Leg Was Amputated Just Before The Coronavirus Hit. Now When He Falls, There’s Nobody To Help Him Up.
"The prosthetic leg is not the right fit for me and I am constantly falling and injuring myself," Jamshid Rahimi Azar told BuzzFeed News.
Saba Vasefi
The US, Struggling Under The Pressure Of The Coronavirus, Is Still Taking Refugees From Australia
Refugees in Australia face an unenviable choice: stay in indefinite detention, or start a new life at the epicentre of a global pandemic.
Hannah Ryan
Women Wanting An Abortion Face Two Major Barriers In Australia. Now There's A Third: The Coronavirus.
The coronavirus pandemic is showing up the cracks in Australia's patchwork abortion access laws, under which women often have to travel long distances to undergo procedures.
Gina Rushton
Hospitals Expect To Lose More Than $200 Billion Because Of The Coronavirus
In the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, more than a million health care workers have lost their jobs. Hospitals expect to lose $202.6 billion by June.
Venessa Wong
Miley Cyrus Said She Has "No Idea" What The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Really Like Because Of Her Privilege As A Celebrity
"I know I'm in a unique position, and my experience with this pandemic is not like most everyone else's in my country and around the world."
Ben Henry
Is It OK To Go To A Park Or Beach? We Asked Seven Experts.
Images of people in New York crowding a park and not wearing masks went viral this weekend. Here’s what coronavirus experts say about parks and beach trips.
David Mack
The Mental Health Crisis For Frontline Workers Has Already Begun
The economic ramifications of the coronavirus are bleak enough, but the mental health crisis that frontline workers are about to face may be even worse.
Scaachi Koul
No, The CDC Did Not Revise Down The Number Of COVID-19 Deaths
Several tweets went viral that falsely claimed the CDC had drastically revised down the number of deaths in the US from the coronavirus — but it seems some people didn't read to the end of the page.
Brianna Sacks
This Doctor Is Suggesting COVID-19 Lockdowns Are A Conspiracy To Take Away Your Freedom
A viral video in which Dr. Annie Bukacek questions the severity of COVID-19 has given anti-lockdown activists across the country a sense of validation.
Anne Helen Petersen
A Ruby Princess Crew Member Spent A Month On A Ventilator In A Coma. Doctors Couldn’t Contact His Wife.
The 38-year-old man was in an induced coma and couldn't consent to medical treatment, so a tribunal had to act as his guardian.
Hannah Ryan
South Australia Is Waiting On One Man To Decide If Women Have To Travel For Medical Abortions In A Pandemic
The state's police commissioner has had weeks to make a small tweak so women don't need to travel to a hospital during a pandemic to take RU486. He hasn't.
Gina Rushton
The Latest Tactic For Getting Refugees Out Of Detention Hotels? Leaving Negative Online Reviews.
More than 200 refugees and asylum seekers are detained at close quarters in hotels despite coronavirus fears.
Hannah Ryan
Politicians Are Being Flooded With Letters From People Who Think Writing The Words “My Will” Lets Them Dodge Vaccination Laws
"Hey guys, save your postage and don't bother," one politician responded.
Cameron Wilson
If You’re About To Start Full-Time Work, The Coronavirus Will Leave You $35,000 Worse Off Over The Next Decade
The coronavirus will be worse than the Global Financial Crisis for young workers in Australia, one economist said.
Gina Rushton
Anti-Vaxxers Claim This Politician’s Flu Shot Was Fake, But They’re Only Using Half The Footage
Anti-vaxxers are using footage of Australian politician Annastacia Palaszczuk re-enacting a flu shot to claim she never got the vaccine. But she did.
Cameron Wilson
This Nurse Is Speaking Out Against Coronavirus Rumors And Hoaxes That Are Putting Him And His Colleagues In Danger
The most trusted professionals in America are now the target of coronavirus conspiracies.
Craig Silverman
Doctors Are Posting Nudes To Protest What They Say Is A Shortage Of Coronavirus Masks
"The nudity should symbolize that we are vulnerable without protection," said one German doctor taking part in the protest.
Matthew Champion
Sweden And Denmark Took Very Different Approaches To Fighting The Coronavirus. The Data Shows Many More People Are Dying In Sweden.
Sweden has seen a 34.5% increase in excess deaths this month compared to a 6.5% rise in Denmark.
Alberto Nardelli
“I’m Depressed, But Feel I Have No Right To Be”: Class Anxiety During The Pandemic
“What good is the privilege I have when I feel like I can’t do anything meaningful with it?”
Shannon Keating
Here Are The First Activities Allowed As Social Distancing Laws Are Eased In Some Australian States
“If we take these measures and we see spikes, we will not hesitate to clamp down again,” one premier said.
Gina Rushton
