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…
Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University About a year ago I began to follow my interest in health and fitness on Instagram. Soon I began to see more and more fitness-related accounts, groups,…
When Jazira Afiya, a 27-year-old mother of 3, voted in Malawi’s rerun presidential election in June, she cast her vote with one wish: that the incoming government would bring health services to…
Claudio Gonzalez, a Chilean man who lives alone in Punta Arenas, at the very south of Chile, is anguished about his future. He misses human contact and spending time with his loved…
In recent weeks, COVID-19 cases in Russia have surged. On October 21, Russian officials announced a record daily death toll of 317, but ruled out a strict lockdown. The pandemic has laid bare and exacerbated the…
Sandy West November 5, 2020 As Emily Brown stood in a food pantry looking at her options, she felt alone. Up to that point, she had never struggled financially. But there she…
Katheryn Houghton November 6, 2020 In Montana’s conservative Flathead County, prosecutors and local leaders were turning a blind eye to businesses that flouted state mask and social distancing mandates, even as the…
Alexander Suvorov, University of Massachusetts Amherst Today people are uncovered to 1000’s of man-made chemicals. Yet the consequences on folks’s well being are nonetheless not totally understood. In 2020 the variety of…
Bradley Richmond, Vanderbilt University Smoking is the most typical reason behind continual obstructive pulmonary illness, an typically deadly respiratory situation that afflicts millions of Americans. But for a lot of sufferers dwelling…
Why scientists and public health officials need to address vaccine mistrust instead of dismissing it
Sterling M. McPherson, Washington State University; Erica Weintraub Austin, Washington State University, and Porismita Borah, Washington State University Recent polls point out that greater than a 3rd of the nation has concerns…
Judith Graham November 3, 2020 Over the previous month, Dr. Richard Besdine and his spouse have been discussing whether or not to see household and pals indoors this fall and winter. He…