Coronavirus

It was Mark Twain who said: “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” Well, regardless of whether you’re lying or not,

As we swiftly approach two years of pandemic life, it’s easy to feel bummed that things we safely rediscovered in 2021 — indoor dining! real h

At the start of 2021 the US historian Susan Crane published a book called Nothing Happened. It was her attempt, in part, to understand why we perceive cert

More than 50 million people in the UK have received at least their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. But getting here hasn’t been without some bumps in the ro

I can’t remember a time I wasn’t interested in sex. As a child, I felt a sort of morbid curiosity towards it and I recognised it as the ‘ultimate

When Rod Thill graduated college in 2013, “everyone,” he remembers, “wanted to work at a startup.” Thill, who’s better known as @rod on TikTok, w

When it comes to COVID-19, we are not all equally at risk. Health factors associated with a higher chance of catching COVID-19 include older age, underlyin

I grew up watching rom-coms in what was arguably its golden era: the late ‘90s and early-mid 2000s, when movies like How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days, 13 Go

Every autumn, I spend a day or two thinking I have a cold before I remember that allergies are a thing I deal with every year. Then I pop an antihistamine

Misinformation and medical myths have plagued the COVID-19 vaccine rollout since it began. Unfounded claims that the jabs contain toxic chemicals, can R

When the pandemic left us uncertain and alone, at least I had my little bunny friend.

Beth, from London – who is using a pseudonym for this story to protect her privacy – is 24 and has suffered from myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known

As the contagious COVID-19 Delta variant continues to proliferate across the world, it’s natural to feel a pang of anxiety with every sneeze, cough,

Living through a pandemic has changed us. Now, we’re more cautious of germs, washing our hands rigorously and monitoring any off-kilter symptoms like cou

Apps including Uber, Deliveroo and Bolt are to offer discounts and special offers to young people who take up the COVID-19 vaccine. The latest figures show