Telemedicine and the coronavirus: What you need to know The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for non-traditional forms of health care, and telemedicine is one of the leaders. Apr 20, 2020 0 37
Policies in Ghana spur increased childbirths in medical facilities Women with health insurance were 15 percentage points more likely to have facility-based childbirth. Apr 20, 2020 0 33
Investigating the role of ventral pallidum neurons in the basal ganglia The basal ganglia (BG) are a group of subcortical brain nuclei that control automatic behavior in humans and other animal species. The BG has been found to show peculiar activity in people affected by a number of mental and ... Apr 20, 2020 feature 0 281
The neuroscience of loneliness – and how technology is helping us Large numbers of people around the globe have been forced into solitude due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, social distancing is utterly at odds with our drive for social connection, the cornerstone of human evolution. Apr 20, 2020 0 39
Is the Southern US more at risk for COVID-19? As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend life in cities across the world, a University of Mississippi sociologist is focusing on the current and potential impact of the virus on rural communities across the South. Apr 20, 2020 0 374
Pandemics of the past and future: A conversation with Nobel-winning virologist Though no two pandemics are the same, each one that occurs has lessons to teach us about the next one. David Baltimore, President Emeritus and Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology, is a virologist who studied HIV ... Apr 20, 2020 0 58
Is there a cure for cabin fever? Feeling trapped? Are the walls closing in? Do you have a strange urge to do something a little crazy? Maybe it's not that bad, but after more than a month of distancing yourself from co-workers, classmates, friends and even ... Apr 20, 2020 0 60
When staying home is dangerous: Domestic violence during quarantine COVID-19 has another terrifying side effect: a rise in domestic violence. Apr 20, 2020 0 33
Worried about staying in addiction recovery during COVID-19? You're not alone Social distancing is a public health measure to help curb the spread of COVID-19, but it presents unique challenges to people with alcohol or other substance use disorders. Apr 20, 2020 0 63
Slower clearance of coronavirus infection may explain why men fare worse than women Researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine may have solved a mystery surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic: Why men infected by the virus generally show more severe symptoms and are ... Apr 20, 2020 0 728
