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About half of college students screened in a recent Boston University study were found to have depression or anxiety. It’s a sign of the toll the pandemic is taking on millions cut off from human connections and, for many, their goals and aspirations. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway looks from college campuses to social platforms like TikTok at the impact social...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the airport experience with airlines rolling out new technology that could make it safer to fly. The Dallas Morning News Aviation reporter Kyle Arnold joins NBC 5 to explain.

How Texas Schools Are Adjusting to New Social Distancing Guidance

As Americans slowly return to flying, airlines are dropping some of the changes they made early in the pandemic.

Friend groups in Spain have started gathering outside in Barcelona as a way to party together despite the restrictions on indoor gatherings.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says it is “not surprising” to see an increase of COVID-19 cases per day in areas where mask mandates and other public health precautions are being prematurely pulled back, despite the distribution of millions of vaccines.

Dr. Anthony Fauci explains the threat of the B117 COVID-19 variant and how the U.S. can combat it: by increasing vaccinations and maintaining public health precautions such as mask mandates and social distancing.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for schools on reopening. In elementary schools, the CDC recommends all students remain at least 3 feet apart in classrooms where mask use is universal — regardless of whether community transmission is low, moderate, substantial, or high.

What office life looks like after the pandemic is still an open question. But real estate experts have no doubt there’s going to be a surge in empty commercial real estate. In many cities, developers say some of the buildings can be redesigned to help address the affordable housing crisis. The practice is called “adaptive reuse” and it’s been used...

The pandemic has forced a lot of companies to reconsider coming back to the office. Some have already made that decision.

The pandemic has forced a lot of companies to reconsider coming back to the office. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen reports how some businesses have already made their decision.

It will be the first big event for Six Flags since Gov. Greg Abbott lifted capacity restrictions and the statewide mask mandate, but the Thrill Capital of Texas said it will be sticking to the same safety protocols that were in place before.

Theme parks like Six Flags Over Texas are preparing to welcome thousands of families in the next week for spring break festivities.

After a year of disruption due to the pandemic, families are starting to prepare to return to a life that feels more normal. But even that shift back to ‘normal’ life can cause mental health struggles for parents and children. Dr. Regine Muradian, a clinical psychologist, joined LX News to describe the three conversations parents should have with their children...

The holidays are often a difficult time of year, and this year will be even more challenging for many. Mental health experts Dr. Mike Dow and Kasley Killam joined LX News with tips for shaking the holiday blues this year, especially if you’ll be on your own.

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.

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...

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...

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.