Practitioners have needed to adjust cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic
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More African American and Hispanic Children Die from Cancer than White Children
African American and Hispanic children admitted to pediatric intensive care units for cancer treatment have significantly higher death rates than do Caucasian patients, a study led by two…
Ask the Expert: COVID-19 Testing
Debra Furr-Holden, associate dean for public health integration and C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health in the College of Human Medicine, answers questions about the different COVID-19…
Blood will tell
UCI researchers create coronavirus microarray test to determine true prevalence of COVID-19 infection and gauge antibody responses
MSU Faculty Awarded Grants for COVID-19 Research
The National Science Foundation recently awarded three Rapid Response Research, or RAPID, grants — grants given by the NSF for research focusing on urgent or immediate situations —…
Stepping Up to Reduce Mental Illness in Jails
The national Stepping Up Initiative is helping hundreds of counties nationwide reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails. A Michigan State University professor and her colleague have…
Ask The Expert: How Can Employees Care for Their Mental Health While Working from Home?
When an employee spends hours on a video call, isn’t physically comfortable and doesn’t leave the “office” at the end of the day, it can take a toll…
Ask The Expert: What Is Contact Tracing?
Due to COVID-19, “contact tracing” has been added to our vocabulary. Not everyone understands it is essential to stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus. Mieka Smart, assistant professor in…
Making a critical connection
Dr. Sahar Osman uses video calls to keep families in contact with hospitalized loved ones during COVID-19 lockdown
