Why are some nursing homes more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks? location and race of its residents.
Category: Policy
Why The Covid-19 Pandemic Still Poses Significant Risks For Children
Dr. Barry Bloom, who has fought infectious diseases around the world, discusses the impacts – both direct and indirect – that the Covid-19 pandemic will have on children around the world if timely interventions aren’t made.
The insufferable weight carried by black mothers in America
I am not a black mother. I am white. I am a mother. I am also a pediatrician. Every day I work with mothers and their babies—black, brown, and white, as a newborn hospitalist on a busy, urban maternity unit. I know firsthand that the postpartum period …
Biden’s ‘Medicare At 60’ Gains Momentum In Coronavirus Era
A proposal by Democrat Joe Biden to allow Americans between the ages of 60 and 64 the option of buying into Medicare is gaining more attention as more people lose employer-sponsored health coverage in the era of the coronavirus strain Covid-19.
How to mitigate risk and foster resilience among vulnerable populations during COVID-19
Over the past two months, health professionals and community advocates have brought to the fore of national attention what has been the lived experience of many within black and brown communities for ages — racism kills. The substrate of structural rac…
Where Coronavirus Is More Likely To Be Airborne, 5 Places To Avoid
More and more evidence suggests that the Covid-19 coronavirus can spread via aerosols, which is changing the strategies on how to deal with the virus.
Psychology – Not Science Or Politics – Will Determine A Successful Reopening For America
Dr. Joshua Liao explains that under the pressure of time and uncertainty, people rarely act purely based on logic. Instead, humans tend to make choices in these situations using a set of mental shortcuts
An Epidemic Simulation At The U.S. Naval War College Provides Lessons For The Coronavirus Pandemic
A deadly disease caused paralysis in decision-making at the top and misinformation to spread on social media – in a simulated epidemic from September 2019 that can provide lessons for today.
Health care delivery after COVID-19: Move more procedures to the outpatient setting
The United States has some of the most advanced medical technology in the world, yet COVID-19 has exposed significant deficiencies in our health care system. As nothing will be the same after coronavirus, our health care system must also change as we m…
George Floyd: Framing police brutality through the lens of an emergent public health crisis
Those who knew George remembered him as “a big man with a heart to match” and a “good friend,” “good person,” and someone who “took care of people.” Tragically, George Floyd was murdered on May 25, 2020. …
