Drug Overdose Deaths Surge Among Black Americans During Pandemic
Black Americans with addiction face "pervasive and continuing systemic racism" and often struggle to gain access to treatments that prevent fatal overdoses.
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India's Farmer Protests: Why Are They So Angry?
Demonstrations have been going on for months. Pop stars and climate activists have pledged support for the farmers. What sparked the movement is less glamorous: New rules for wholesale markets.
Coronavirus FAQs: What Are Mask Braces? What If I Get COVID After 1 Vaccine Dose?
Double masking earns praise as a way to keep safe from more contagious variants. Are there other mask hacks? And vaccines are prompting some queries.
What Is A Cold Chain? And Why Do So Many Vaccines Need It?
Many of the coronavirus vaccines like it cold. Really cold. Sub-zero cold. Why is this the case? And how is the world handling this frigid requirement?
Young People Struggle To Keep Friends Close As Pandemic Pulls Them Apart
The pandemic has prolonged the post-graduation transition amid a tough economy. With the lack of in-person interaction, young professionals are trying to adjust to a diminishing social circle.
History Repeats Itself: COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities Echo HIV Crisis
People were dying of a disease that could be treated — but in poor countries, they did not have access to medicines that could help. That was the story of HIV — and now of COVID-19.
Clergy On The Pandemic Front Lines: 'How Do We Really Grieve?'
The work of ministering to the sick and consoling the grieving has been a heavy burden for many faith leaders in the time of COVID-19.
'To Me He's Not A Number': Families Reflect As U.S. Nears 500,000 COVID-19 Deaths
Family members of those who've died from COVID-19 reflect on the milestone of 500,000 U.S. deaths, and how their individual loss fits within the magnitude of that number.