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Parents of 5-to-11-year-olds race to line up coronavirus vaccine appointments

Stuart

Pediatricians and schools here have been inundated with requests from parents racing to get their children vaccinated in time for Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel plans.Liz Stuart is quoted at The […]

American approach to crime based on a myth [Opinion]

Sherman

For decades our approach to crime has been based on a fallacy. The notion is quite simple: Arresting and prosecuting people for minor, so-called “quality-of-life” offenses prevents major — and […]

Distributing housing assistance as cash

DeLuca

“The research on the Earned Income Tax Credit points to the idea that recipients experienced a sense of agency and dignity when they received a lump sum of money, and […]

Why Is Good Medical Advice for Pregnant Women So Hard to Find?

A recent warning about the pain reliever acetaminophen is a reminder that health risks in pregnancy remain maddeningly, dangerously understudied.Xiaobin Wang is quoted at The New York Times. 

Victoria recorded highest number of daily COVID cases in Australia [Video]

Stuart

We examine Victoria’s highest tally of COVID cases and why it’s expected there’s worse to come. Plus students returning back to the classrooms and mandatory mask wearing in Victorian schools.Liz […]

Report finds inequities in Maryland’s early childhood education system [Video]

Minkovitz

A new report released Wednesday finds a quality early childhood education system must first be an equitable one. The report finds that quality childcare remains out of reach for families across […]

Keeping Kids Safe [Podcast]

Stuart

Liz Stuart, Professor of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses keeping kids safe from Covid at Bloomberg.

CDC: Schools Without Mask Mandates More Likely to Have COVID-19 Outbreaks

Stuart

A new CDC study shows that schools without mask requirements are 3.5 times more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks.Liz Stuart is quoted at Verywell Health. 

Can You Ask Someone If They’re Vaccinated? [Radio]

Stuart

In particular many of us are feeling anxious about how to tactfully ask friends, loved ones, colleagues and customers if they have been vaccinated, as it can be a very […]

Harvard Moves MBA Classes Online as Covid-19 Cases Rise [Video]

Stuart

Harvard Business School moved all first-year and some second-year MBA students to remote learning this week amid a “steady rise” in breakthrough Covid-19 infections, despite high vaccination rates and frequent […]