This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With college students back on campus, and COVID-19 with us for the foreseeable future, it has become increasingly clear that educators need to develop a new definition of safer sex.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, I had the opportunity to join a passionate panel of advocates and experts at the inaugural TIME 100 Health Summit, to discuss both the strategy and urgency needed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most Americans prefer to receive their medical care in person, but are generally willing to continue using telehealth services that have grown more common during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is global concern and widespread alarm at the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called Omicron. The WHO classified Omicron as a “variant of concern”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2014, Minnesota’s Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, completed an expansion of their public transit system that sought to connect the downtown business corridors of both cities. Now, new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A number of factors during the pandemic made it less likely that infants received their recommended vaccinations in the first months of their lives, a new study reveals. The factors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the start of the HIV epidemic in 1981, over 700,000 Americans have lost their lives to AIDS. Being infected used to be a death sentence. But now, 40 years…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, and designated a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization two days…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Less than one in five female frontline health workers say protective clothing fits them properly, according to a survey from the Women in Global Health network. Just 14 per cent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study finds positive and negative health effects for African American women who use a “Superwoman” persona to cope with the stress of discrimination. The Superwoman persona refers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The latest COVID-19 variant to rise to the level of concern was named on Nov. 26: Omicron. A lot of work needs to be done to understand the transmissibility, severity, and immune…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People have recognized the power of storytelling for thousands of years. The Bible relies on parables like the prodigal son because stories successfully convey the underlying message in a memorable…