Seafood market samples shed light on COVID’s origins

New research on the origin of COVID is "like finishing the last piece of a puzzle showing a picture that has been pretty clear already."

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
Sept. 23, 2024 ~7 min

Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief − a clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone

The first wind phone appeared in Japan in 2010, and the concept has since spread around the world.

Taryn Lindhorst, Professor of Social Work, University of Washington • conversation
Sept. 20, 2024 ~6 min


Men are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent societal pressures

There is an epidemic of isolation gripping the United States, health experts say, with the resulting loneliness disproportionately impacting men and leading to concrete health issues.

Quinn Kinzer, Graduate student and PhD Candidate, Department of Consumer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
Sept. 20, 2024 ~9 min

Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records

Harris and Trump have starkly contrasting records on health care. This analysis examines their differing approaches to Medicare, the ACA, drug pricing and other public health efforts.

Zachary W. Schulz, Lecturer of History, Auburn University • conversation
Sept. 17, 2024 ~9 min

1 antibody protects against all COVID variants

The discovery of a new antibody "will help us better protect the population against current and future COVID variants."

Nat Levy-UT Austin • futurity
Sept. 10, 2024 ~5 min

Late COVID treatment may still benefit at-risk patients

A study offers new information about late-onset treatment introduced 14 days after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

LaTina Emerson-Georgia State • futurity
Sept. 6, 2024 ~5 min

Long COVID inflicts deep scars on the lungs, but targeting specific immune cells could reverse damage − new research in mice

Researchers developed a new mouse model that replicates long COVID-19 more accurately than current models. Their findings could lead to new treatments.

Harish Narasimhan, Ph.D. Candidate in Immunology, University of Virginia • conversation
Sept. 4, 2024 ~5 min

Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species

Infectious diseases can spill over from animals to humans as well as spill back. Each cross-species transmission gives pathogens a chance to evolve and spread even further.

Sadie Jane Ryan, Professor of Medical Geography, University of Florida • conversation
Sept. 4, 2024 ~12 min


COVID-19, flu and RSV shots − an epidemiologist explains why all three matter this fall

The summer 2024 COVID-19 wave is a good reminder that it’s important to get vaccinated with the updated shot.

Annette Regan, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of San Francisco • conversation
Aug. 30, 2024 ~8 min

Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers dance, write and draw their way through burnout and on-the-job stress

Long before the pandemic, health care workers were experiencing high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, all of which contribute to reduced quality of care for patients.

Rafaela Mantelli, Program Manager, Colorado Resiliency Arts Lab, and Researcher in Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, worked as an Emergency Care Physician for 6 years, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Aug. 28, 2024 ~9 min

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