How to improve public health, the environment and racial equity all at once: Upgrade low-income housing

Building retrofits are no joke: They make dwellings healthier and more energy-efficient. And when they're done in low-income housing, they also reduce inequality.

Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University • conversation
March 24, 2021 • ~9 min

Evidence fills in nursing home COVID death information gap

Deaths from COVID-19 have progressively declined at US nursing homes. An expert explains what's behind the numbers.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
March 23, 2021 • ~6 min

How the UK's first lockdown changed water habits – and risked shortages

With fewer people commuting, home water use changed radically overnight in March 2020.

Ruby Smith, Research Assistant in Geography, University of Manchester • conversation
March 22, 2021 • ~7 min

How the UK's first lockdown changed our water habits – and risked shortages

With fewer people commuting, home water use changed radically overnight in March 2020.

Ruby Smith, Research Assistant in Geography, University of Manchester • conversation
March 22, 2021 • ~7 min

Fixing indoor air pollution problems that are raising Native Americans' COVID-19 risk

Poor indoor air on tribal lands can cause a range of respiratory illnesses, including viral infections. Here's how people are fixing the problem while preserving traditional ways.

Meghan Curry O’Connell, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of South Dakota • conversation
March 15, 2021 • ~10 min

Even before COVID-19, US nursing homes were filling empty beds with psychiatric patients

A neuropsychologist who works in these skilled care facilities describes the changing populations. With COVID-19, many nursing homes are now struggling to stay in business.

Don Martin, Director, Urban School Counseling Graduate Program, Youngstown State University • conversation
March 4, 2021 • ~8 min

Should you get a heat pump? Here's how they compare to a gas boiler

Heat pumps use electricity to transfer warmth from outside to inside a house.

Aurore Julien, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Design, University of East London • conversation
Dec. 8, 2020 • ~7 min

Rapid COVID-19 tests can be useful – but there are far too few to put a dent in the pandemic

In September, production of rapid tests really ramped up in the US. But due to low accuracy and massive numbers needed, these tests alone are unlikely to have much of an effect on the pandemic.

Katherine Ellingson, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona • conversation
Dec. 1, 2020 • ~8 min

Is it safe to visit family in nursing homes this holiday?

Can you visit nursing homes safely as COVID-19 rages on through the holidays? An expert explains what's safe and how you can protect your loved ones.

Saralyn Cruickshank-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Nov. 25, 2020 • ~7 min

Why nursing home aides exposed to COVID-19 aren’t taking sick leave

Over one-third of America’s COVID-19 deaths have been nursing home residents. Employee policies, particularly for low-paid aides, have sharply raised the risk.

Tara Sklar, Professor of Health Law and Director, Health Law & Policy Program, University of Arizona • conversation
Nov. 23, 2020 • ~8 min

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