Stay-at-home orders keep domestic violence survivors inside with their abusers.
Public health
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
Hispanic-serving colleges and universities struggle to adapt to the pandemic
‘Government support is going to be vital.’
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
Pro tips on physical distancing from the nonhuman world
Get lit, howl and mind your paws.
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Meet the outfitters welcoming Grand Canyon rafters to a COVID-19 reality
‘A harsh ending to a pretty wonderful experience.’
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
Public health workers innovate around social distancing guidelines
Outreach to immigrant communities moves to Facebook and phones, as roving mobile health programs deliver food and medicine.
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As COVID-19 spreads, so does misinformation
Sociologist Emma Spiro tracks the sources of coronavirus rumors, from information voids to information overload.
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How do you stay at home when you’ve chosen a life on the road?
Those who live nomadically face new pressures under coronavirus.
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Air pollution and COVID-19 could be a dangerous cocktail
Pollution already makes breathing harder for some. Will the pandemic follow similar patterns?
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What role should medical students play during COVID-19?
Some students want to step into the fight against the pandemic, but safety and preparation is a concern.
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
‘We run towards problems, not away from them.’
As COVID-19 closes in, a rural doctor awaits the inevitable.
Posted inJune 1, 2020: Dissent at a Distance
Coronavirus shows we must change how we live or face self-destruction
Indigenous knowledge has a lot to teach us about global pandemics.
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Support groups grapple with social distance and isolation
As mental health services and addiction recovery groups move online, a resilient community adapts to COVID-19.
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Misrepresenting traditional knowledge during COVID-19 is dangerous
Indigenous scholars say claims of herbal cures amounts to malpractice.
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
Crowded cities and lonely country: See your county’s hospital bed capacity
In the West, nearly 100,000 people over 65 years old live in counties without a hospital bed.
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How the U.S. was caught ill-prepared for coronavirus
While experts say the president’s response has contributed to the crisis, the public health care system suffers from decades of underfunding.
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From sniffles to coronavirus: A Colorado woman’s experience
After returning from vacation, a nurse practitioner was sick for weeks before finding out her true diagnosis.
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Tell us how COVID-19 is affecting you
How have your local governments and communities been impacted by the coronavirus?
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In Washington, COVID-19 quarantine plans disrespect communities of color
‘In the end, among the most lasting symptoms of COVID-19 will be the layers of inequity it exposed in our society.’
Posted inApril 1, 2020: Land-Grab Universities
Inside a Seattle lab working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine
‘We’ve put a lot of projects on hold so that we can focus on this.’
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
Psychedelics on a trip to Western ballots
Decriminalization campaigns follow a Denver ballot initiative to regulate shrooms that passed last year.