Arresting sex workers as a mean of stopping sex trafficking does not create a trusting relationship where people who are trafficked feel safe to come forward. Rather, it further destabilizes […]
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Covid-19 Vaccines Are Chance at Salvation, Financial and Beyond, for Drug Makers
Drug maker companies are blamed for gouging prices on lifesaving drugs and enriching themselves through the opioid crisis, among other sins. Now, with pharmaceutical companies racing to find vaccines to […]
POOR FAMILIES MOVE OFTEN BUT RARELY ESCAPE CONCENTRATED POVERTY
JHU-HUB: Unforeseen crises force families living in poverty to move to the safest, most convenient locations rather than to places with more opportunities and less segregation, new research finds. Sociologist […]
Novavax Enters Final Stage of Coronavirus Vaccine Trials
The Maryland company, which has never brought a vaccine to market, has started its Phase 3 trial in the United Kingdom, with plans to begin in the United States in […]
Tips for managing mental health during COVID-19
How does isolation affect mental health? What are some strategies we can use to find community during a lockdown?Elizabeth Stuart is quoted.
Johns Hopkins researchers question controversial study linking Sturgis rally to COVID-19 spike
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are raising doubts about a study that estimated that a massive motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, last month led to more than 260,000 new […]
How to Read That Damning Sturgis Motorcycle Rally ‘Superspreader’ Study Like a Scientist
A week-long rally attended by half a million motorcycle enthusiasts last month in Sturgis, South Dakota could have eventually led to an extra 250,000 cases of covid-19, according to new […]
What That Sturgis COVID-19 Paper Doesn’t Show — And What It Does
Scholars are paying attention to new research on the motorcycle rally’s effects on coronavirus spread, but they have lots of questions about it, too. Elizabeth Stuart and Keri Althoff are […]
Mental distress, suicidal thoughts impacting more Americans due to COVID-19 pandemic
Feelings of anxiety, depression and loneliness have increased significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic — even among people with no history of mental illness — an issue that could last […]
Coping Skills For Those In Mental Distress Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
Throughout the pandemic, experts say mental distress has been on the rise and with the disruptions far from over, they’re sharing their research to help those suffering.Johannes Thrul and Elizabeth Stuart are featured.