Do I Have Allergies or the Coronavirus

Feeling sick in any sort of way right now can be scary. And as allergy season settles (устанавливается) upon us, with blooming (цветущие) trees and pollen filling the air, many of us are waking up with sore throats, stuffy noses, and the same question: It’s probably just allergies … right? Read more in English in New York…

Agreeing With People

Instead of always saying “yes”, “sure”, “certainly”, “of course” you can use other phrases to show your agreement with other people. Here are some of them. 1. I’m with you on that one. (Я согласен с Вами в этом) 2. I couldn’t agree more. (Полностью согласен) 3. Yes, absolutely. 4. I’d go along with that. (Я…

Coronavirus Hits Men Harder. Here’s What Scientists Know About It

The coronavirus crisis seems to be placing everything under a harsh (суровый, неприглядный), unforgiving spotlight: economic inequality, the vulnerabilities (проблемы, слабые места) of healthcare systems, the fragility (неустойчивость) of globalization and the challenges of dealing with scientific uncertainty. Here’s another issue for that list: men’s health. The early evidence leaves little doubt that Covid-19 poses a greater…