Persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine remains a challenge even as more than a 120 million people in the U.S. have received at least one dose.
Apr 14, 2021
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While COVID-19-related lockdowns may have decreased the spread of a deadly virus, they appear to have created an ideal environment for increased domestic violence.
Feb 24, 2021
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It's no secret that the risk related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) increases with age, making older adults more vulnerable than younger people.
Feb 16, 2021
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As the U.S. speeds up distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, the question of equity keeps surfacing. Who gets priority? If the pandemic is hitting certain communities harder, can they be adequately supplied with vaccine doses? ...
Feb 4, 2021
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There is a growing awareness of systematic inequality and structural racism in American society. Science and medicine are no exception, as evidenced by historical instances of discrimination and overt racism.
Jan 29, 2021
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People with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience sexual assault, abuse, violence and are victims of crime at exponentially higher rates than the typically developing population. Yet there are few abuse prevention ...
Jan 29, 2021
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The impact of COVID-19 has been felt unevenly across America, with some communities suffering more than others. In Chicago, for example, Black and Latinx residents have accounted for a disproportionate percentage of the known ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Hydraulic fracturing has boomed in the U.S. over the past decade, but unless you live near it, you may not realize just how close fracking wells can be to homes and schools. In Colorado, the wellbore—the hole drilled to ...
Nov 2, 2020
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In her ongoing research about Americans' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Arizona University anthropology professor Lisa Hardy and her collaborators have talked to dozens of people. A couple of them stand out ...
Sep 25, 2020
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A team of researchers led by Kenton Johnston, Ph.D., an associate professor of health management and policy at Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice, conducted a study to investigate how outpatient ...
Sep 10, 2020
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