by Karen J. Foli Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have been given unprecedented media attention for their daily, selfless sacrifices. Make no mistake: COVID-19 patients recover largely because of the nursing services they receive. Yet, […more…]
by Ross D. Silverman The highest court in the land has given states some leeway in determining when and how to safely reopen places of worship during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move lends support to […more…]
by Melissa Cyders, Kevin L. Ladd, and Melissa S. Fry The closures of businesses and states throughout the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been stressful, costly and challenging for many. But the restrictions […more…]
by Deborah Widiss As the public health crisis has unfolded, pregnant women have been forced to work without proper protective gear, with some choosing to quit rather than risk exposure to the coronavirus and contracting […more…]
by Annette O’Connor, Michigan State University; Jan Sargeant, University of Guelph, and Sarah Totton, University of Guelph Humans and animals share many diseases. And as dramatically shown by the tigers that tested positive in the […more…]
With the United States Department of Agriculture prepared to implement President Trump’s executive order to keep meat and poultry processing facilities open during the COVID-19 national emergency, it’s worth considering the legal ramifications of such […more…]
Ryan Matthew Brewer, Indiana University The United States Federal Reserve has committed to do everything it can to save the financial system and the American economy from collapse. Most recently, it began an unprecedented effort […more…]
By Patrick Rooney, IUPUI and Jon Bergdoll, IUPUI As the new coronavirus pandemic sends the economy into a tailspin, Patrick Rooney, an economist at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Jon Bergdoll, […more…]
Four questions answered about how some survive and what happens next. by Tom Duszynski, IUPUI The coronavirus is certainly scary, but despite the constant reporting on total cases and a climbing death toll, the reality […more…]
by Richard Gunderman, Indiana University He survived the last great plague in London and the city’s Great Fire. He was imprisoned and persecuted for his religious and political views. There was no happy ending for […more…]
