Search Results for COVID-19

Human Rights April 20, 2022

Human rights declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, in countries from Angola to the US to New Zealand

By Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis Human rights activists and international leaders first warned in April 2020 that countries could use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to crack…

Health Care April 11, 2022

Georgia rolls back precautions two years after COVID-19 shut down, leaving some vulnerable

by Clay Voytek, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 11, 2022 State Sen. Donzella James’ voice isn’t as strong as it used…

an electron microscope view of the virus that caused COVID. a circular area dotted with round spots

Health Care April 5, 2022

How the ‘test to treat’ initiative aims to get ahead of the next wave of COVID-19

By C. Michael White, University of Connecticut and Adrian V. Hernandez, University of Connecticut [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Going into the third year of…

Numbers both as digits and spelled out scattered across the page in no particular order

Science and Technology April 4, 2022

Brains are bad at big numbers, making it impossible to grasp what a million COVID-19 deaths really means

By Lindsey Hasak, Stanford University and Elizabeth Y. Toomarian, Stanford University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As of April 2022, there have been nearly 1…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care March 25, 2022

Vaccine hesitancy is complicating physicians’ obligation to respect patient autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Ryan Liu, Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Sitting barely 6 feet away from me, my patient yelled angrily, his face mask slipping…

image of COVID-19 virus showing coronas with labels depicting each part

Health Care March 22, 2022

What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US?

By Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A new omicron subvariant of the…

Science and Technology March 8, 2022

Even mild cases of COVID-19 can leave a mark on the brain, such as reductions in gray matter – a neuroscientist explains emerging research

By Jessica Bernard, Texas A&M University [first published in The Conversation, republished with permission] Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and…

Health Care March 5, 2022

Clarifying the CDC’s COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidelines – an infectious disease doc looks at the latest research

By William Petri, of the University of Virginia [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In December 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines…

Health Care January 28, 2022

What is the best mask for COVID-19? A mechanical engineer explains the science after 2 years of testing masks in his lab

By Christian L’Orange, Colorado State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its guidelines about masks and…

Health Care January 21, 2022

Alpha then delta and now omicron – 6 questions answered as COVID-19 cases once again surge across the globe

By Sara Sawyer, University of Colorado Boulder; Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero, University of Colorado Boulder, and Cody Warren, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission]…

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