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Forget the work-from-home revolution or quiet quitting: The Covid-19 pandemic’s biggest impact on the US labor market will be as a mass disability event. It’s a shock that the economy is…
2022 began with the largest global surge in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, spurred by the spread of the Omicron variant. Despite rising cases as we head…
A chronically underfunded system riddled with egregious conflicts of interest. That’s one way to describe the state-by-state system that governs U.S. coroners, reports Samantha Young of Kaiser Health News. The meshwork is…
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the whole nation for close to three years. The impact of this protracted public health emergency has not been uniform—with some localities experiencing more-significant outbreaks,…
Nicotine vaping is one of the most common types of substance use for teenagers in 2022, according to results of a new national study. Among 8th grade students, 7% vaped…
Agrowing body of evidence indicates that poor health early in life can leave lasting scars on adult health and economic outcomes. While much of this literature focuses on childhood experiences,…
Aerosols in indoor air can vary in acidity, and the acidity determines how long viruses remain infectious in the air, research finds. Viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and others travel…
The gap in healthcare coverage following incarceration leads to high rates of death just after release: During just the first two weeks after release from prison, people leaving custody face…
When rural hospitals close, nearby hospitals see increased emergency department visits and admissions as a result, research finds. Since 2005, more than 180 rural hospitals in the United States have…
The year 2022 brought increased awareness and concern to the mental health crisis among children and adolescents in the United States. While this year’s urgency is directly linked to the…
Black patients do not have the same level of access to new, safer heart surgery procedures as white patients, a new study suggests. Traditional heart surgery, which involves fully opening…