Unfortunately, while the world deals
with the COVID-19 pandemic, it also must deal with the “infodemic” of harmful,
intentionally incorrect information circulating the internet. This information
is incredibly relevant and destructive to the response to COVID-19, leaving
many citizens confused,…
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For trusted and continually updated information about the COVID-19 outbreak, we recommend visiting the following websites:
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
Link to their COVID-19 outbreak page:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
The CDC has updated information…
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Author: Sarita Lee
Contributors: Meredith Steinberg and Isabella Poschl
Introduction
Gun violence is a global health
issue that is particularly pressing in the United States. Intimate partner
homicide (IPH) is a type of gun violence that can be overlooked for a multitude
of reasons. Fully…
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Article By Jessica Ly
The coronavirus outbreak, stemming from Wuhan, China, has been met with a wave of fear and misinformation on the Internet. People are using various social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter to share unfounded advice on how to protect oneself from the virus, make…
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Article By Meredith Steinberg
Since late December 2019, Australia’s fires have killed at least 25 people along with up to a billion animals, and had at least 150 arson fires. The effects of these fires have been devastating to both the environment and its inhabitants. While it is important for…
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Article by Meredith Steinberg
Since Dr. Andrew Wakefield and colleagues traumatized vulnerable parents with falsified research that linked the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism, the anti-vaxxer movement has reached a momentous peak in history (Hussain et al., 2018). These…
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Article By Jessica Irvine
As we dive further into the technological age, more advanced devices are created in an effort to go paperless. All your important informational will be stored in various softwares from your personal laptop to the data base at the hospital you visit for check-ups. As…
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