Category: Public Health

Your Covid Game Plan: Are Stadiums Safe?

Fall and football go hand in hand. But with covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths soaring from the delta variant, is it safe to go to the stadium? KHN asks the experts.

Surgical masks prevent COVID-19’s spread, ‘gold standard’ study finds

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COVID-19 cases jump in Tennessee, South Carolina; US hospitalizations drop as deaths rise — 8 updates

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Minister for Seniors at Famed Church Confronts Ageism and the Shame It Brings

Lynn Casteel Harper, a minister at the interdenominational Riverside Church in New York City, discusses the spiritual dimension of aging.

WHO adds new strain ‘mu’ to its variants of concern list

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Pandemic to keep US death rates up, births lagging through 2023: 5 government findings

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South Africa identifies new COVID-19 variant — 8 notes

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Unvaccinated Americans shouldn’t travel for Labor Day, all Americans should wear masks indoors: CDC

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To Quarantine or Not: The Hard Choices Schools Are Leaving to Parents and Staff

Back-to-school season has fueled immediate covid outbreaks. Instead of beefing up protections, some districts are letting students go without masks, physical distancing and quarantines. And parents are left to make impossibly tough decisions.

How Rape Affects Memory, and Why Police Need to Know About That Brain Science

How a sexual assault survivor is questioned by police can greatly influence the ability to access memories of the traumatic incident. Better interview techniques might help solve more cases.