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England, along with other European nations, has re-enacted a national lockdown in order to curb the spike in Covid-19 cases and deaths in the UK. With worries about the second wave of the pandemic being worse than the first, restrictions will close restaurants, bars, and non-essential businesses…

With thousands of people filing for unemployment insurance and millions of acres of cropland flattened, along with numerous homes and businesses, the thunderstorm that swept through the Midwest in August and focused its destruction in Iowa is noted as the most costly thunderstorm event in recorded…

To reduce the circulation of unfounded information from the far-right online movement, TikTok has imposed a crackdown where users who spread QAnon-related content will have their accounts deleted from the app. This action taken against the QAnon conspiracy theory has also been mirrored in newly…

Tensions within the Spanish government rise as they work to fight the new wave of COVID-19 outbreaks. A state of emergency has been declared in the Madrid region. For more information, click here.

Tens of millions of Americans have experienced the thick haze of wildfire smoke over the past few months. While immediate health effects are known, long-term lung function after smoke exposure is much less understood. For more information, click here.

Developing countries, such as Pakistan, experience harm disproportionate to their historically low emissions of greenhouse gases. With the threat of extreme weather events, Pakistan has crafted several plans to reduce emissions and take serious climate action. For more information, click here.

During the pandemic, reports of domestic violence have increased significantly as women find themselves trapped at home with their abuses. Research also suggests women are enduring the heaviest economic burden because of the increase in unpaid caregiving and that they are more likely to work in…

Author: Arshpreet Sandhu With COVID-19 having impacted the health and the day-to-day lives of people across the world, the importance of informing the population with accurate information is key to making informed decisions and helping protect each other. The potential implications of following…

Dorothy Roberts, a social justice advocate and law scholar, discusses key issues with race-based medicine and how using race as a proxy can do more harm than good in patients' outcomes. For more information, click here. 

Kwame Owusu-Kesse, Chief Executive Officer of the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) explains the necessity to address local health issues through a social and economic lens. Furthermore, he describes the comprehensive crisis response to COVID-19 by the HCZ. For more information, click here. 

Author: Samira Mosalla Contributor: Jessica Ly History of the Disease Alzheimer’s disease has been recognized for over a century now, and affected 5.6 million Americans over the age of 65 in 20191. It is also ranked the sixth leading cause of death in America2. Alzheimer’s disease is an…

Despite Governor Brian Kemp’s order that bars local governments from implementing their own public health policies, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she is going to sign an executive order requiring the wearing of face masks in public. The state of Georgia has surpassed 100,000 confirmed…

In a new report by the United Nations, there are warns that diseases such as COVID-19 that are transmitted from animals to humans are likely to emerge as habitats are destroyed by climate change, wildlife exploitation, and unsustainable farming practices. Other zoonotic diseases to be concerned…

As reported by the FBI, Americans set a new record in June of almost 4 million background checks to purchase or possess firearms. It is expected that this year will be the highest number of background checks ever recorded. For more information, click here.