Biden's plan for ending the emergency declaration for COVID-19 signals a pivotal point in the pandemic – 4 questions answered

President Joe Biden’s intention to end the national COVID-19 emergency will have long-lasting ripple effects on federal programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Marian Moser Jones, Associate Professor and Graduate Director of Family Science, The Ohio State University • conversation
Feb. 3, 2023 • ~10 min

FDA advisory committee votes unanimously in favor of a one-shot COVID-19 vaccine approach – 5 questions answered

Many questions remain about next steps for US vaccine policy. But the FDA advisory panel’s hearty endorsement of a single-composition COVID-19 vaccine represents a pivotal step.

Matthew Woodruff, Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University • conversation
Jan. 27, 2023 • ~9 min

COVID has increased trust in genetics, study finds

A survey of over 2,000 British adults finds that trust in genetics is high and went up significantly during the pandemic. It also finds that there is a hunger

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 26, 2023 • ~4 min

COVID-19 deaths in the US continue to be undercounted, research shows, despite claims of 'overcounts'

Taking into consideration the number of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 compared with pre-pandemic years is critical to getting an accurate accounting of the pandemic’s real toll.

Yea-Hung Chen, Research Data Specialist in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
Jan. 25, 2023 • ~12 min

The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all

Recent research suggests rats may not have played the critical role in keeping plague going in Europe.

Philip Slavin, Associate Professor of History, University of Stirling • conversation
Jan. 18, 2023 • ~8 min

Long COVID stemmed from mild cases of COVID-19 in most people, according to a new multicountry study

While there are still far more questions than answers about long COVID-19, researchers are beginning to get a clearer picture of the health and economic consequences of the condition.

Theo Vos, Professor of Health Metric Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
Jan. 5, 2023 • ~6 min

Can machine learning predict the next big disaster?

Researchers may have a way to forecast hard-to-predict events like earthquakes and pandemics with less data.

Brown University • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 • ~7 min

Kick up your heels – ballroom dancing offers benefits to the aging brain and could help stave off dementia

Dancing requires physical, social and cognitive engagement and, as a result, it may bolster a wide network of brain regions.

Helena Blumen, Associate Professor of Medicine and Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine • conversation
Jan. 3, 2023 • ~5 min

Pandemic Changed American Life in Some Ways
VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 21, 2022 • ~5 min

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.

Jeremy Holloway, Assistant Professor of Geriatric Education, University of North Dakota • conversation
Dec. 20, 2022 • ~7 min

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