This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic altered employment for many when they were asked to work from home or were laid off. At the same time, millions of essential workers still went to jobs at grocery…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2014, Minnesota’s Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, completed an expansion of their public transit system that sought to connect the downtown business corridors of both cities. Now, new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A number of factors during the pandemic made it less likely that infants received their recommended vaccinations in the first months of their lives, a new study reveals. The factors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the start of the HIV epidemic in 1981, over 700,000 Americans have lost their lives to AIDS. Being infected used to be a death sentence. But now, 40 years…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofit businesses hit hard by the pandemic are looking for ways to survive. You can do more than stay open if you are clear about your mission and values and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After years of working as a pediatrician in safety-net clinics in San Francisco, Dr. Zea Malawa recognized that her clinical care of Black and Brown families often didn’t address the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This year, count day — the time when schools take their snapshot of student enrollment — was especially painful in the Twin Cities. Both the Minneapolis and St. Paul districts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, and designated a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization two days…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Less than one in five female frontline health workers say protective clothing fits them properly, according to a survey from the Women in Global Health network. Just 14 per cent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study finds positive and negative health effects for African American women who use a “Superwoman” persona to cope with the stress of discrimination. The Superwoman persona refers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The latest COVID-19 variant to rise to the level of concern was named on Nov. 26: Omicron. A lot of work needs to be done to understand the transmissibility, severity, and immune…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we talk about the basic needs of humankind, we refer to food, shelter, and clothing. But clothing has historically been an ignored ‘non-issue’. Twenty years ago, our work at…