Tag: Pandemic
Tobacco killed 500,000 Americans in 2020 – is it time to...
Joshua M. Pearce, Michigan Technological University
Tobacco use killed an estimated 500,000 Americans in 2020, about the same number...
4 steps to reaching Biden’s goal of a July 4th with...
David R. Holtgrave, University at Albany, State University of New York; Amy Lauren Fairchild, The Ohio State University, and Cheryl Healton, New...
Kids spending too much time staring at screens? Focus on positive...
Meghan Owenz, Penn State
As vaccines become more available and life begins returning to so-called normal, caregivers and educators...
Janet Yellen confirmed as first female US Treasury secretary – here’s...
Rachel Kyte, Tufts University
The Senate voted 84-15 to confirm economist Janet Yellen as U.S. Treasury secretary on Jan....
Polyamorous relationships under severe strain during the pandemic
Riki Thompson, University of Washington
A few years ago I started conducting interviews with over 100 people about their...
How holiday cards help us cope with a not-so-merry year, according...
Matthew McMahan, Emerson College
The first Christmas card was, perhaps predictably, one of good cheer. The concept is commonly credited to Sir Henry Cole, the...
Seat belts and smoking rates show people eventually adopt healthy behaviors...
Randy P. Juhl, University of Pittsburgh
Why do we do things that are bad for us – or not do things that are good for...
Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Will it protect against...
William Petri, University of Virginia
This week I was vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer mRNA vaccine, which brought to mind some frequently asked questions...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
