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Local doctors are weighing in on the risks associated with wildfire smoke exposure.

Mental time travel -; transporting someone from the present through imagining a personal, positive future event -; has been proven to help reduce alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.

Mental time travel has been proven to help reduce alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.

Virginia Tech researchers receive grant to study misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine Published Monday, Apr. 5, 2021, 9:15 am Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Local/State » Local2 » Virginia Tech researchers receive grant to study misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine (© ezstudiophoto – stock.adobe.com) The saying goes...

Researchers study how social media misinformation influences vaccine readiness in Appalachia The saying goes, "You cant believe everything you find on the Internet." As simple as that sounds, navigating social media can often blur the line between reality and fantasy. This proves especially difficult when trying to fight a global pandemic. Researchers at Virginia Tech are now looking into how social media misinformation influences peoples intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, especially th...