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The Epidemic of Loneliness Continues for Older People
Countries around the world have inadequately protected older people throughout the pandemic. The majority of COVID-19 deaths occurred in those over 65 years of age. It ...
Does the road ahead for successful cities mean removing highways?
If hindsight is 20/20, there might be a lot of urban planners from 50s and 60s looking back and regretting how the layout of America’s ...
Fall Prevention in Later Life
As one of the leading causes of hospitalisation among older people, fall-related injuries are a threat to the functional independence that is vital for healthy ...
Under attack: Tulane expert offers tips of how to avoid falling victim to ransomware attacks
Ransomware continues to be a hot topic as attacks against large and small organizations continue to rise. Ransomware is a type of malicious software, or ...
Comfort Women – UConn expert weighs in as a dark piece of history returns to light
A recent article in an academic journal claiming that Korean comfort women -- imprisoned, raped, and subjected to brutal atrocities during World War II -- ...
Vaccine Hesitancy as a Consequence of Social Media Misinformation
The rise of mass media and exposure to diverse sources of information can impose both positive and negative implications to influence a view, opinion and ...
Ask the Expert: Medical distrust in Black communities
Historical racism and modern-day health care disparities have ingrained distrust in Black communities of a medical system now charged with encouraging people to take the ...
Walking the Talk: Equity in the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
As the world enters its second year living with COVID-19, much of the public attention and investment has shifted to large scale vaccination efforts. Scientists ...
Expert available: 5G security risks and benefits
Ready or not, 5G is coming soon to your phone—bringing lightning speed and a new world of applications, many of which are yet to ...
Job stress takes a heavy toll on CEO lifespans, study finds
You can literally see the lines of stress appear on the face of James Donald, CEO of Starbucks, from 2005 to 2008. Before becoming CEO, he more ...
