Sean Campbell, Investigative journalist, The Conversation; Charlene Harrington, Professor Emeritus of Social Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco The care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation and Nursing was abysmal when state inspectors filed their survey report of the Kentucky facility on…
Anne R. Crecelius, University of Dayton You’re doing it! You’re working out, reaping all those benefits of exercise that have been drilled into your head. So you’re pedaling your heart out or…
Steven Albert, University of Pittsburgh White House advisers have made the case recently for a “natural” approach to herd immunity as a way to reduce the need for public health measures to…
Terri Levien, Washington State University and Anne P. Kim, Washington State University Misunderstandings about flu vaccines have existed for decades, leading to vaccine mistrust and lower-than-ideal vaccination rates. Now that a coronavirus…
Michael Head, University of Southampton The UK has become the first country to authorise the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for public use, with roll-out to start in the first week of 2021. This…
L. Alison Phillips, Iowa State University and Jacob Meyer, Iowa State University Group exercise is very popular: Nearly 40% of regular exercisers participate in group fitness classes. In advance of the coronavirus…
Stacy Morford, The Conversation Scientists have been warning for months that the coronavirus could be spread by aerosols – tiny respiratory droplets that people emit when they talk or sneeze and that…
Laurel Mellin, University of California, San Francisco After a year of toxic stress ignited by so much fear and uncertainty, now is a good time to reset, pay attention to your mental…
Bennett Doughty, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Pamela Stewart Fahs, Binghamton University, State University of New York The enormous job of vaccinating the nation is underway, but for rural…
Jason Farley, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing COVID-19 has disrupted our daily lives, and it is poised to completely disrupt the holiday season. As people make holiday plans and think about…
Nancy Nielsen, University at Buffalo The medical drama playing out daily since President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 is alarming – but not surprising. Any physician who’s ever rendered medical advice or hospital…