Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward…
PUBLIC HEALTH
Most Adults Over 50 Say They’ll Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19, but Many Want to Wait
Once enough people receive effective vaccines against the novel coronavirus, experts say, the end of…
Study Reveals How Smoking Worsens COVID-19 Infection in the Airways
UCLA researchers using a model of airway tissue created from human stem cells have pinpointed…
What Doctors Aren’t Always Taught: How to Spot Racism in Health Care
Betial Asmerom, a fourth-year medical student at the University of California-San Diego, didn’t have the…
Duke University’s Aggressive COVID Testing and Surveillance Minimized Infections
An aggressive COVID-19 surveillance and testing effort at Duke University was highly effective in minimizing…
A Cost-Effective Program to Fight COVID-19 in Resource-Challenged Countries
A public health strategy that combines contact tracing and community-based screening with isolation and quarantine…
Americans Likely to Attend Large Holiday Gatherings Despite COVID-19
A new national survey by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds that although a…
The COVID-19 Pandemic: How U.S. Universities Responded
As the COVID-19 pandemic began in the United States, universities were forced to make difficult…
Attending an HBCU May Protect Black Students from Later Health Problems
African Americans who attend Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) may be at lower risk…
Don’t Be Fooled by Pretty Food, Research Warns
As the holiday season nears, thoughts of pumpkin pies, roasted chestnuts and turkey dinners fill…
