60% of the inhabitants of the three Americas suffer from anxiety or depression and their situation is unlikely to improve soon because the conditions necessary for that have been changed by the pandemic. In fact, in almost 90% of countries, psychotherapy and assessment services have been interrupted. That is […]
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Coffee: the good and the bad
Various legends about the plant exist, with several tracing its origins to Ethiopia. One tells of how a zebra shepherd, upon seeing the vitality his flock showed after eating the red beans, took them to a revered Muslim wise man, who threw them in the fire as a sign of […]
Procrastination, or fighting with yourself
Procrastination from the Latin procrastinare: to leave until the next day, to postpone it is the habit of systematically putting off the tasks we are required to carry out. It is such a natural and widespread phenomenon that, according to experts, it has an evolutionary base, affecting on average 95% of the global population.
Mutations could render current Covid vaccines ineffective
New survey from People’s Vaccine Alliance shows urgency of vaccinating all countries. Failure to tackle global vaccine inequality heightens the risk of further mutations. Global supplies are being artificially rationed and a handful of companies decide who lives and who dies. Epidemiologists, from some of the world’s leading […]
Love and sex in the time of a pandemic
The rapid spread of COVID-19 changed routines, imposed lockdowns and made us question whether others had the disease or not. All this has made people rethink and reframe their relationships with others. Claudia González Corrales According to several studies, the social isolation caused by the health crisis has […]