COVID-19, RSV and the flu are straining health care systems - two epidemiologists explain what the 'triple threat' means for children

Respiratory viruses are hitting young children and infants particularly hard this fall and winter season, and experts don’t yet know exactly why.

Annette Regan, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of San Francisco • conversation
Nov. 18, 2022 ~10 min

Excerpt from Siddhartha Mukherjee’s ‘The Song of the Cell’

Cells are the building blocks of life, Siddhartha Mukherjee says in his new book, but their vulnerabilities are also our vulnerabilities.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Nov. 2, 2022 ~13 min


Family caregivers faced hurdles after COVID hospitalization

Interviews with people hospitalized with COVID-19 and their family caregivers reveal some unique challenges.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 1, 2022 ~5 min

RSV: A pediatric disease expert answers 5 questions about the surging outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus

Tens of thousands of children have tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus in the last months in what is the largest outbreak of the virus in recent years.

Jennifer Girotto, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut • conversation
Oct. 26, 2022 ~6 min

Medically tailored meals can boost health and save money

Expanding programs that prep medically tailored meals for seriously ill patients could help avoid 1.6 million hospitalizations yearly.

Tufts University • futurity
Oct. 18, 2022 ~8 min

Building ‘bravery muscles’ to fight rising youth anxiety

Harvard psychologist says pandemic worsened trend and screening, early intervention key to avoiding bigger problems.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 7, 2022 ~10 min

Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face rising risks from severe storms

Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.

Brett Robertson, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of South Carolina • conversation
Sept. 30, 2022 ~7 min

Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face similar risks from severe storms

Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.

Brett Robertson, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of South Carolina • conversation
Sept. 30, 2022 ~7 min


Parents are so wrong about teenage sleep and health

Harvard-affiliated study upends common myths around melatonin, weekends, school start times.

Brigham and Women’s Communications • harvard
Sept. 28, 2022 ~5 min

COVID hit health care worker well-being super hard

COVID exacted a huge toll on the well-being of health care workers who were already struggling with high levels of emotional exhaustion before the pandemic.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Sept. 23, 2022 ~5 min

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