Pandemic widened gaps in postpartum care

Postpartum doctor visits declined during the pandemic, with the sharpest drops seen among young women, Black women, and uninsured women.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~4 min

Pandemic appears to have aged teen brains

"If their brain remains permanently older than their chronological age, it's unclear what the outcomes will be in the future."

Ker Than-Stanford • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~8 min


More Republicans died than Democrats after COVID vaccines came out

The sharp divergence in excess death rates that emerged in the post-vaccine period "is pretty striking… and the magnitudes are quite large."

Yale • futurity
Nov. 22, 2022 ~6 min

COVID-19 fears led to anxiety in pregnant women

Threats of COVID-19 caused significant anxiety and depression among pregnant women during the first wave of the pandemic, a new study shows.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Nov. 17, 2022 ~5 min

Conspiracy-minded people were more likely to hesitate on COVID vax

New research shows that people who had a conspiracy mindset before the pandemic were more likely to believe fake info about COVID.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
Nov. 14, 2022 ~8 min

Why some Latinos remain wary of the COVID vaccine

A new study explains why some people in Latino communities have avoided the COVID vaccine—and what can be done to reverse the trend.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Nov. 11, 2022 ~3 min

1 in 5 college students coupled up during COVID-19

New research suggests college students' personalities played a role in who formed new relationships during COVID-19.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
Nov. 7, 2022 ~4 min

Infants are less likely to get COVID than caregivers

"...we asked, how much are infants at risk, and how do you protect children when they are sick?"

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
Nov. 3, 2022 ~7 min


‘Inflammasome’ pathway links COVID and Parkinson’s

New research identifies a similarity in how the virus that causes COVID-19 and Parkinson's disease affect brain cells.

U. Queensland • futurity
Nov. 3, 2022 ~4 min

‘Inflammasome’ pathway links COVID and Parkinson’s

New research identifies a similarity in how the virus that causes COVID-19 and Parkinson's disease affect brain cells.

U. Queensland • futurity
Nov. 3, 2022 ~4 min

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