covid-19

As vaccination rates increase throughout the country, the CDC and other companies have begun to offer various incentives to further boost the upward trajectory in hopes to reach herd immunity--where at least 60% to 90% of the population is vaccinated. For example, in Maryland, employees are offered…

Shortly after one of his students tested positive for COVID-19, Chris Hodges, the principal of Gaylord High School in Otsego County, found himself working closely with the local health department with contact tracing. The school-age population in Michigan has accounted for a growing share of recent…

The pandemic stress-tested the way scientific data was produced, revealing flaws in evidence-based medicine. As the cases of COVID-19 climbed and the disruptions in the healthcare system became inevitable, clinicians, in the absence of designated treatment plans, were often found to abandon…

Despite being a year into the pandemic, very little information is known about neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19. However, recently, a new research paper was published which presents information about various neurological after-signs from COVID-19. A very high percentage (82%) of those…

Undoubtedly, the devastating nature of the pandemic has led to a surge in the number of Americans seeking mental health services. However, therapists and other behavioral health providers have been found to turn patients away. Accord to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), during the…

As the world is slowly trying to get back up on its feet, organizers are scrambling to assure that the Olympic Games in Tokyo go ahead as planned without becoming a super-spreader event. One of the key elements to successful games remains the participation and hard work of volunteers. The…

Following the spread of COVID-19 and its official announcement as a pandemic, Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate crimes have been on the rise. In 2020, hate crimes against Asian Americans have increased by 150% and many AAPI feel unheard and invisible. Mental health has only been an…

Now that the nation has opened up vaccines for the general public and vaccine companies have produced optimistic news about the safety of vaccines in adolescents and children, Pfizer has began to develop a new form of treatment. Their new treatment, currently in Phase 1, is an oral pill used to…

Brazil’s COVID-19 response efforts have largely failed to implement quick, coordinated, and equitable responses. The uneven spread of disease across the population and the extensive politicization of the pandemic has led to an unavoidable humanitarian crisis. Unfortunately, Brazil’s universal and…

Even though the children’s risk of dying from the remains low in the United States, the percentage of children getting infected has been increasing. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 1 in 5 cases detected across the country during the second week of April were reported in children.…

Almost 130 million Americans, 18 or older, have received at least one dose of the vaccine. As the states are grappling to distribute the vaccines in an efficient and timely manner, there have been extensive maneuver made to undermine the efforts to end the pandemic. Multiple listings on eBay offer…

6 women out of millions of people who have received the vaccine have reported blood clotting symptoms, which are extremely rare cases, but are cases still being reviewed by the CDC. Following the recall of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines, there has been a spike of fear in people across the…

Lyft Pass for Healthcare allows health care organizations and social services agencies create prepaid passes for patients to get to and from their medical appointments. This is one of the many new efforts to alleviate transportation barriers to healthcare. Uber similarly has a healthcare…

Researchers from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health found that Los Angeles neighborhoods with poor air quality had the highest rates of COVID-19 mortality, specifically a 60% increase in deaths. These neighborhoods house communities of people of color and low-income individuals. The research…