Ideas
Is Telehealth as Good as In-Person Care? A Telehealth Researcher Explains How to Get the Most Out of Remote Health Care
The question of when to use telehealth must also take into account the risk and burden of getting care.
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'Pandemic Fatigue' Marks a Mental Health Crisis
The coronavirus has brought with it a number of stressors that tax the mental health of millions of people worldwide.
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Coronavirus Numbers Confusing You? Here’s How to Make Sense of Them.
Different stories are told depending on the dashboard.
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Research on Voting by Mail Says It's Safe – from Fraud and Disease
It can inspire public confidence in the voting process, if done properly.
Emerging Tech
Bipartisan Bill Would Require Passenger Temperature Checks at TSA Checkpoints
Lawmakers aim to spur a fever-finding pilot program to measure the impacts.
Cybersecurity
U.S., U.K. Officials Call for Russia to Stop Hacking COVID-19 Researchers
“It is completely unacceptable that the Russian Intelligence Services are targeting those working to combat the coronavirus pandemic,” a British official said.
Ideas
Your Coping and Resilience Strategies Might Need to Shift as the COVID-19 Crisis Continues
As the coronavirus pandemic situation and stresses change, so do our recommendations for what coping strategies might be most helpful.
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The Fed's Independence Helped It Save the US Economy in 2008 – the CDC Needs the Same Authority Today
There is a paradox inherent in the relationship between political leaders and technical experts in government.
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Airlines Got Travelers Comfortable about Flying Again Once Before – but 9/11 and a Virus Are a Lot Different
Today, fares are at rock bottom, but Americans’ fear of flying may be the highest it’s ever been.
Artificial Intelligence
Walter Reed Scientists Use Artificial Intelligence to Screen Drugs to Potentially Treat COVID-19
The Experimental Therapeutics Branch accelerated its research by turning to machine learning, AI and high-performance computing.
Ideas
If Health Equals Happiness, Will Coronavirus Make the World an Unhappier Place?
The pandemic is likely to have a significant effect on happiness around the world.
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Practising Mindfulness Can Help Us through the Coronavirus Pandemic
Researchers are finding new applications and interventions for mindfulness practices to enhance individual well-being.
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Dashboard Displays COVID-19 Disparities by County
Although COVID-19 has swept across the entire country, its burden has not been spread equally.
Ideas
Digital Contact Tracing's Mixed Record Abroad Spells Trouble for US Efforts to Rein in COVID-19
Initial enthusiasm for digital contact tracing was sparked by early successes in countries such as South Korea.
Ideas
Group Testing for Coronavirus – Called Pooled Testing – Could Be the Fastest and Cheapest Way to Increase Screening Nationwide
Pooled testing has long been used to test large asymptomatic populations for disease.
Digital Government
You Can Aid COVID-19 Research with Folding@Home
The project relies on the combined processing power of volunteers’ home computers to perform the billions of calculations required to simulate how proteins move.
Ideas
The US Isn't in a Second Wave of Coronavirus – the First Wave Never Ended
The virus is simply spreading into new populations or resurging in places that let down their guard too soon.
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Developing Resilience Is an Important Tool to Help You Deal with Coronavirus and the Surge in Cases
While some researchers suggest resilience is hard-wired into one’s personality, others say it can be learned and acquired later in life.
Ideas
Balancing Public Health, Privacy and Security: A Guide to Contact Tracing
In reality, it is unlikely that people will elect to give up bits of their privacy.
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