In HealthFew Changes Seen in ‘Big Five’ Personality Traits During Early Days of COVID-19 Pandemic A new study suggests that adults experienced few changes in “Big Five” personality traits as a result of the initial...
In HealthStudy Reveals COVID-19 Transmission Rate on Trains A study by scientists from the University of Southampton has examined the chances of catching COVID-19 in a train carriage...
In HealthNew Survey Finds Large Racial Divide in Concern Over Ability to Pay for COVID-19 Treatment Non-White adults about twice as likely to stay in unwanted job for benefits Medication insecurity increase driven by rise among...
In HealthPregnant Black and Hispanic Women Five Times More Likely to Be Exposed to Coronavirus Black and Hispanic pregnant women in Philadelphia are five times as likely as white and Asian women to have been...
In WorldAnti-Asian Racism During COVID-19 Has Historical Ties in United States Anti-Asian hate crimes during health crises are unfortunately not new, according to a new academic paper examining the history of...
In HealthCOVID-19: Social Media Users More Likely to Believe False Information A new study led by researchers at McGill University finds that people who get their news from social media are...
In HealthSocial Distancing Varies by Income in U.S. Wealthier communities went from being the most mobile before the COVID-19 pandemic to the least mobile, while poorer areas have...
In Science & Technology, WorldPost-Pandemic Brave New World of Agriculture Robots working in abattoirs, sky-high vertical farms, more gene-edited foods in our supermarkets and automated farming systems could all help...
In Health, WorldEconomic and Food Supply Chain Disruptions Endanger Global Food Security COVID-19 has led to a global economic slowdown that is affecting all four pillars of food security – availability, access,...
In HealthImplementation of Social Distancing Policies Correlates with Significant Reduction in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission According to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the implementation of social distancing policies corresponded with...
In HealthStudy Highlights Mental Health Risks Facing Healthcare Workers During Pandemic A new study finds that healthcare workers in the United States are struggling with a suite of mental-health challenges during...
In HealthReviews Find Children Not Major Source of COVID-19, but Family Stress Is High As provinces across Canada are deciding how to restart schools during the pandemic, a research review has found children are...
In HealthPreventing the Next Pandemic Thus far, COVID-19 has cost at least $2.6 trillion and may cost ten times this amount. It is the largest...
In HealthFrequent Social Media Use Influences Depressive Symptoms Over Time Among LGBTQ Youth Frequent social media use can impact depressive symptoms over time for LGBTQ youth, according to research from a Washington State...
In HealthWhy Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Don’t Block SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Human Lung Cells The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A paper came out in Nature...
In GovernanceWhat Must Companies Do – and Disclose – When Faced With Allegations of Bad Behavior by Their CEOs? Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman’s parent company Tapestry revealed on Tuesday that its chairman and chief executive Jide Zeitlin...
In HealthCombining Handwashing, Mask-Wearing and Social Distancing Best in Preventing COVID-19 Both self-imposed prevention measures such as hand-washing, mask-wearing and social distancing, as well as government-imposed social distancing can help mitigate...
In HealthHow Should Hospitals Ask Patients for Donations? As many hospitals and health centers face dramatic drops in revenue from ramping down services during the coronavirus pandemic, donations...
