This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just over two weeks before she died of complications from COVID-19 in December 2020, Dr. Susan G. Moore recorded a smartphone video from her bed in an Indiana hospital. In…
Fear, misinformation, and mistrust are obstacles to widespread acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. Among older adults and other groups, this jeopardizes equitable distribution of vaccine and efforts to control spread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, California, like much of the United States, has struggled with gaps in its health care workforce. Today, seven million Californians live in Health Professional Shortage Areas—a federal designation for counties…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Early in 2020, the first shelter-in-place measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 forced millions into physical and social isolation and introduced the grave consequences of loneliness to many who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Health disparities along racial and socioeconomic lines are a persistent challenge for policymakers and researchers looking to improve health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and at least temporarily exacerbated these patterns:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been more than 492,000 documented cases of COVID-19 among inmates and staff in US prisons, jails, and detention centers, according to the COVID…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect 1.7 billion people around the world and occur mostly in poor countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In January, the WHO set out global…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For nearly four decades, the food bank have provided a vital link between food and families in need. Today, more than 200 food banks across the United States distribute millions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, just two days after the inauguration of our 46th president and first female vice president, the nation marked another milestone — the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The deadly shootings of eight people in Atlanta on March 16 and 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22 brought heartache and grief to the families and friends of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over half of all women in Australia have experienced sexual harassment, while 1 in 5 has experienced sexual violence. All public schools in the Australian state of Victoria will now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mothers have suffered tremendously during the pandemic. They have lost jobs at a higher rate than fathers and have borne the brunt of caregiving and virtual learning activities in many families. Pregnant women and new mothers…