People have a fundamental need for human connection. This idea is strongly rooted in our evolutionary past: Social living enhances the likelihood for survival from infancy through old age, making ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- One of the best ways to slow the spread of COVID-19 is to practice social distancing. Experts recommend that individuals stay 6 feet away from each other in order to thwart infection.

As we remain stuck at home observing “social distancing” or “shelter in place” orders, many of us are suffering a reactive form of anxiety and depression. Although we may have a fair amount of anxiety ...

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As the coronavirus outbreak has spread throughout the United States, social and physical distancing measures have taken many forms — such as business and school closures, stay-at-home orders, and ...

WASHINGTON -- Dr. Anthony Fauci says social and physical distancing guidelines designed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus could be relaxed when the country sees "essentially no new cases" or ...

Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, have found a surprisingly simple way of understanding social-distancing behavior during an epidemic. Tokyo, Japan – ...

After over a month of social distancing , scientists and health officials say it is working. Some cities and counties are seeing the curve of new cases of novel coronavirus flattening, and there's ...