Tag Archives: pandemic

Parents Turn to ‘Pods’ for School During Pandemic

Shauna Causey, Weekdays Micro-schools, Seattle. Lian Chang, parent, San Francisco. JPB Gerald, doctoral student who researches racism and white supremacy in education, Queens, NY. Shayla R. Griffin, PhD, co-founder, Justice Leaders Collaborative; author, Those Kids, Our Schools and Race Dialogues, Detroit. Andrew Lefkowits, host, Integrated Schools podcast, Denver. Marnie Weinstein, educational consultant, Washington, D.C. Integrated… Read More »

How can international travel resume during the coronavirus pandemic?

By Michael Le Page Different countries have different rules for travellersRaylipscombe/Getty Images Much of the world is starting to open up again, with many countries easing or planning to ease coronavirus travel restrictions. But would-be travellers face a confusing, uncertain and fast-changing situation. As the coronavirus spread around the world, a lot of countries –… Read More »

Fauci Warns That the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Far From Over

In a wide-ranging talk to biotech executives, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci delivered a grim assessment of the devastation wrought around the world by the coronavirus. Covid-19 is the disease that Dr. Fauci always said would be his “worst nightmare” — a new, highly contagious respiratory infection that causes a significant amount of illness and death.… Read More »

Health care spending has actually plunged in the middle of the pandemic. Here’s why – CNN

The pandemic has upended the conventional wisdom that the health care sector is largely immune from recessions. In fact, nearly half the decline in overall US economic activity in the first quarter can be attributed to health care, as states required hospitals to postpone elective procedures and patients avoided visits to doctors and dentists. Health… Read More »

Dr. Lee S. Cohen, with Ob.Gyn.News, Describes Impact of Current Pandemic on Reproductive Psychiatry

Dr. Lee S. Cohen, Director of the Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, recently shared his insights on practicing reproductive psychiatry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with Ob.Gyn.News on April 29th, 2020. When last I wrote this column, I was preparing for travel to professional meetings in the spring, planning a presentation… Read More »