Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic.In the weeks, months, and years that followed, COVID-19 reshaped the world as we knew it.

Five years ago, the global COVID-19 pandemic changed the trajectory of lives all around the world. For many students, it served as a defining moment in their academic careers. To mark this five-year ...

The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in stress-related drinking and alcohol-related deaths, and new research suggests drinking didn't stop as things returned to normal. In the study ...

The stress and isolation of the pandemic have left social and emotional scars that are already being seen in children, but scientists also predict there could be huge economic costs.

One positive thing that came from the pandemic-induced mental health crisis is that the stigma around mental health has decreased. “It’s probably the best it has been in my lifetime in terms ...

The pandemic gave researchers a rare opportunity to study human behavior. Their work offers lessons about loneliness, remote work, high heels and more. By Claire Cain Miller and Irineo Cabreros ...

A pandemic similar in scale today would leave 200 to 400 million dead. Revisiting the Deadly 1918 Pandemic It’s hard to imagine now, but the 1918 influenza was far worse than the flu we know.

On March 20, members of the World Health Organization adopted the world's first pandemic agreement after three years of "intensive negotiations." The United States did not participate.