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New data shows an even steeper drop in American birth rates than NBCLX first discovered last month, as new data – from the 10th and 11th months of the pandemic – is made public.

The Center for Disease Control is understandably being a buzzkill when it comes to your Valentine’s Day weekend. With that in mind here are a few suggestions for keeping yourself and your significant other safe as you celebrate a romantic weekend.

The nation’s top infectious disease expert doesn’t want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader. Dr. Anthony Fauci says when it comes to Super Bowl parties during the pandemic, people should “just lay low and cool it.”

Human touch is something we’re wired for from birth. Numerous pediatric researchers including the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics have found skin-to-skin contact can provide measurable scientific benefits to both babies and parents. From that point on touch becomes essential to our well-being.

Has the pandemic made you feel touch deprived? If so, you’re not alone. And the effects are more serious than you may think. Tiffany Field, the director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami, has linked the absence of touch to anxiety, depression and lowered immunity. Is it possible to meet our needs for human contact and...

Even in the gloom of a pandemic, some singles are staying hopeful about their search for love. NBCLX contributor Michelle Park talked to singles about how they’re navigating the awkward rules of dating during COVID-19, and why so many still think it’s worth it.

No one has been immune to the stress and isolation of this past year. Not even Dr. Anthony Fauci. The nation’s leading infectious disease expert offered his advice to young people who are grieving the loss of some of their life’s milestones as the pandemic enters a new year.

The pandemic has been putting serious stress on many marriages and relationships, which has been reflected by a jump in divorce rates in 2020. LX News talked to John and Julie Gottman, marriage counselors who are also married to each other, about the key signs your relationship is headed for trouble — and what you can do to fix it.

Grandparents will be more protected once they receive two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, but families should still take precautions.

We’re all anxious for the pandemic to be behind us so we can get back to “normal” life. But we may need to wait a while longer. Yale sociologist Nicholas Christakis predicts it won’t be until the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024 that U.S. fully recovers from the pandemic and a 21st century version of the Roaring...

Just like abstinence-only teaching didn’t work with the HIV epidemic in the 1980s, strict social distancing mandates didn’t stop the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Early in the pandemic, lockdowns, closures and fear were used to flatten the curve. Nearly a year later, hospitals are full, numerous businesses are closed, and many Americans are losing trust in public health officials. NBCLX...

Human interaction, made up of a million mundane moments, is among the things we missed most in 2020. The New York Times highlighted some of the big, small, everyday and absurd things we lost in the pandemic this year (and a few things we may have gained).

If there was ever a time NOT to stress out about ringing in the new year alone this is it. For once no worrying about that overcrowded New Year Eve’s party or that awkward midnight kiss. This is the year to curl up with a good book and watch the Times Square Ball drop from the comfort of your...

Even though a new strain of COVID-19 is not proven to be more deadly, it can spread more quickly and has the potential to overwhelm the health care system more rapidly. Infectious disease expert Dr. Dena Grayson joined LX News with a grim warning as we enter a New Year with historic infection rates and a virus mutation she believes...

Millions of people in England have learned they must cancel their Christmas get-togethers and holiday shopping trips

As workers across the country slowly start returning to their respective offices and adjust to the new normal of mask wearing and social distancing, expect a fair share of bumps in the road

Tom Cruise was reportedly caught on set yelling at two crew members for breaking COVID-19 pandemic protocols. Here are some tips to avoid a “Tom Cruise moment” as you navigate the new safety rules at your workplace.

As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, some forms of the arts are finding ways to continue — at least in some capacity — in our new socially-distanced reality. But live music, which relied on closely packing venues with fans, remains silenced. That’s why live venues are banding together to ask for help to “save our stages.”

Researchers at Brown University have created an app that estimates your risk of getting the coronavirus while doing activities like grocery shopping or going to a hair salon. The co-creator of the MyCOVIDRisk app, Dr. Elizabeth Goldberg, explained why the app is needed and what you may learn about your risk level that surprises you.

Lost loved ones, isolation, unemployment: We asked you to share what’s been on your mind since the coronavirus pandemic swept the U.S. this spring and you answered. Courtesy of our friends at NBC CT, this is a timeline of Covid-19 in America, through your eyes and in your own words.