The federal government has declared a state of emergency over COVID-19. Two public health scholars explain what that means.
Using a survey taken from March 10 – March 16, social scientists tried to untangle the complicated connection between…
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Watch the video to find out more about what social distancing is, and why it’s critical to fighting the coronavirus.
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American Indians and Alaska Natives are the most impoverished and marginalized group in the US. Tribes are working to protect…
Drug shortages occur regularly in the US, even in the best of times. The pharmaceutical supply chain embodies 'just…
Emphasizing foreign origins of a disease can have racist connotations and implications for how people understand their own…
Humans tend to downplay their own susceptibility to being harmed – an attitude of 'it won't happen to me'…
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Small-scale farmers are likely to be hit hard if open-air markets close due to coronavirus fears. This could have a longer-term…
Home care aides play a critical role in providing health care to the elderly and other groups at the greatest risk of infection.…
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Polio was nearly eradicated with the Salk vaccine in 1955. At the time, little was known about this mysterious disease that…
Physicians and patients are grappling with rapid-fire changes and a shift to virtual medicine.
Look out for your elderly parents, family members, friends and neighbors. It could save their lives.
Our government, suggest the authors, risks traumatizing its citizens with its failure to slow the spread of COVID-19.