From the WebMD Archives June 18, 2020 -- Americans' happiness levels are the lowest point in almost 50 years, according by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.Based on its General Social Survey data, 14% of American adults reported being “very happy” in 2020. This is an all-time low since the study first started in 1972. The poll is conducted every other year.The previous low was in 2010, when 29% said they were “very happy.” In 2018, which was the last time the survey was taken, 31% said they were “very happy.”“In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, the...…From the WebMD Archives June 18, 2020 -- Americans' happiness levels are the lowest point in almost 50 years, according by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.Based on its General Social Survey data, 14% of American adults reported being “very happy” in 2020. This is an all-time low since the study first started in 1972. The poll is conducted every other year.The previous low was in 2010, when 29% said they were “very happy.” In 2018, which was the last time the survey was taken, 31% said they were “very happy.”“In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, the...WW…

From the WebMD Archives April 14, 2020 - The novel coronavirus can travel 13 feet through the air and be carried around on people’s shoes, according to  from the CDC.The airborne distance is more than twice the recommended social distancing guidelines to stay 6 feet away from others. The new research, published in the agency’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, may help to explain how the virus is being spread.The study team tested air and surface samples at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, China, to detect the distribution of the coronavirus that causes the disease known as...…From the WebMD Archives April 14, 2020 - The novel coronavirus can travel 13 feet through the air and be carried around on people’s shoes, according to  from the CDC.The airborne distance is more than twice the recommended social distancing guidelines to stay 6 feet away from others. The new research, published in the agency’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, may help to explain how the virus is being spread.The study team tested air and surface samples at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, China, to detect the distribution of the coronavirus that causes the disease known as...WW…

From the WebMD Archives Aug. 12, 2020 -- We are in a war against COVID-19, and this fall could be one of the worst from a public health standpoint that the U.S. has ever faced, says CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD.The surging , paired with season, could create the “worst fall” that “we’ve ever had,” he said during an interview on “Coronavirus in Context,” a video series hosted by John Whyte, MD, WebMD’s chief medical officer.Redfield also said the agency’s efforts to understand the virus were hampered by a lack of cooperation from China.  He reached out to China CDC Director George...…From the WebMD Archives Aug. 12, 2020 -- We are in a war against COVID-19, and this fall could be one of the worst from a public health standpoint that the U.S. has ever faced, says CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD.The surging , paired with season, could create the “worst fall” that “we’ve ever had,” he said during an interview on “Coronavirus in Context,” a video series hosted by John Whyte, MD, WebMD’s chief medical officer.Redfield also said the agency’s efforts to understand the virus were hampered by a lack of cooperation from China.  He reached out to China CDC Director George...WW…

MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>For more diabetes and endocrinology news, follow us on andChildren and teens between ages 10-19 are more likely to spread the coronavirus among family members than adults and children under 10, according to in South Korea. The results were published online as an early release article from the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases and could be updated before the official release...…MedscapeUnivadisEnglish EditionMedscapeUnivadisXPlease confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape.If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit.>For more diabetes and endocrinology news, follow us on andChildren and teens between ages 10-19 are more likely to spread the coronavirus among family members than adults and children under 10, according to in South Korea. The results were published online as an early release article from the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases and could be updated before the official release...WW…

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