This course teaches students how to connect with older adults to forge intergenerational bonds and help alleviate loneliness and isolation
Social isolation and loneliness in aging adults have been linked to numerous physical and mental health ailments. Teaching students how to listen deeply to older people can lessen those effects.
Dec. 20, 2022 • ~7 min
1918 flu pandemic upended long-standing social inequalities – at least for a time, new study finds
During the 1918 flu pandemic, white people died at similar rates to Black Americans, according to a new study – a very different pattern than what occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dec. 16, 2022 • ~6 min
‘Cocktail’ vaccines could offer increased protection against future COVID-19 variants of concern
COVID-19 vaccinations that combine two or more distinct variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could offer protection against both current and future ‘variants of
Dec. 14, 2022 • ~4 min
Mpox, AIDS and COVID-19 show the challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma
Prejudice and stigma can discourage the communities most affected by infectious diseases from seeking care. Inclusive public health messaging can prevent misinformation and guide the most vulnerable.
Dec. 14, 2022 • ~9 min
As viral infections skyrocket, masks are still a tried-and-true way to help keep yourself and others safe
Decades of research show that respiratory illnesses are dramatically reduced when people wear face masks.
Dec. 14, 2022 • ~9 min
Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets to the lungs – an immunologist explains how they work
An effective nasal vaccine could stop the virus that causes COVID-19 right at its point of entry. But devising one that works has been a challenge for researchers.
Dec. 14, 2022 • ~9 min
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