This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Spring has sprung, and there is a sense of relief in the air. After one year of lockdowns and social distancing, more than 171 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The B117 variant of the virus responsible for COVID-19 has been spreading for longer than previously known, researchers have found. The highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant was unknowingly spreading for months…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fewer than half of inmates in jails and prisons surveyed in a new study said they would accept a COVID-19 vaccine. The majority surveyed either said they wanted to wait…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Long before the emergence of COVID-19, the United States was struggling to contain a years-long opioid crisis that took tens of thousands of lives every year. Now, with Oxycontin manufacturer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State education leaders across the nation are debating the most effective ways to maximize learning time for students after a prolonged year of classroom closures, with many considering extended summer programming,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research confirms the various ways that climate impacts on food and agriculture are adversely affecting our health: Rising CO2 levels lead to less nutritious crops; increased incidence of diseases and pests may cause…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ith the arrival of spring, Platte Farm Open Space, located in the diverse, working-class neighborhood of Globeville in north Denver, comes alive with native grasses, pollinator gardens that attract bees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Minneapolis Fed economist Andrew Goodman-Bacon recently published a report examining how the rollout of Medicaid in the late 1960s affected people who were children at the time. Today, Medicaid is one of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For survivors of mega-wildfires that burn entire neighborhoods and those living in nearby communities, property damage and smoke inhalation may be just the first of many ways the blazes wreak…
RAND senior policy researcher Lori Uscher-Pines presents the pros and cons of telehealth. Advantages include improved access to care in communities lacking health providers, appointment flexibility for those with work or caregiving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Human errors at a manufacturing plant forced Johnson & Johnson to throw out 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine – enough to vaccinate 7% of the U.S. adult population.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Assisted living communities can improve the quality of life for people with dementia when they treat them as individuals and try to include everyone in activities, according to a new…