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Section: Health
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COVID-19 Safety Pledges Common at Ohio Universities, But Not All Are the Same
Some call it a pledge. For others, it’s a “compact” or a “commitment.” No matter the name, colleges and universities across Ohio are asking students, faculty and staff to agree to follow certain guidelines and health precautions as they return to campus in the age of COVID-19. Some have been criticized as a possible way […]
August 10, 2020
Other News
Town Halls at Penn State College of Medicine Reveal the Same Racial Tensions That Plague the Nation
On May 29th, 2020, four days after the killing of George Floyd, we received a message from a Black medical student at the Penn State College of Medicine on the Hershey campus. She said she was scared. The administration, she told us, hadn’t offered her any support. She was finding it hard to focus. Her […]
August 10, 2020
Other News
‘I Can’t Afford Tuition’: College Students Face Financial Strains, Health Concerns From Pandemic Ahead of Fall Semester
Brittany Goddard’s final semester at Howard University isn’t the dream ending she imagined in Washington, D.C. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down the U.S. economy in March, she scrambled to pack up her belongings since she had to be out of her dorm room within 48 hours. At the same time, she lost her part-time […]
August 10, 2020
Other News
No Parties, No Trips: Colleges Set COVID-19 Rules for Fall
As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students to help contain the coronavirus — no keg parties, no long road trips and no outside guests on campus. No kidding. Administrators warn that failure to wear masks, practice social distancing and avoid mass gatherings […]
August 10, 2020
Other News
COVID-19 Threatens Small Colleges and Towns They Keep Alive
There’s a lot riding on a kickoff set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The Sterling College Warriors are scheduled to take on the McPherson College Bulldogs at home. If that familiar thud of shoe against football and cheer from the stands doesn’t happen, the college that keeps the central Kansas town’s economy humming, that […]
August 10, 2020
Mental Health
Study Highlights Mental Health Risks Facing Healthcare Workers During Pandemic
A new study finds that healthcare workers in the United States are struggling with a suite of mental-health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study found that healthcare workers are at greater risk than the general public of experiencing health problems such as depression. One striking finding is that, on average, healthcare professionals reported enough […]
August 3, 2020
Disparities
Panel: Pandemic Has Exposed Long-Standing Health Inequities
While the coronavirus pandemic is frequently described as unprecedented, its disproportionate toll on communities of color has come as no surprise to scholars who have lived and studied health inequities in the United States. “For those of us living in black and brown bodies … it’s not unprecedented, it’s business as usual, unfortunately,” said Rachel […]
August 3, 2020
Disparities
Health Illiteracy Is Nothing New in America. But the Pandemic Magnifies How Troubling It Is.
A Michigan library had to ask patrons to stop microwaving books to kill the coronavirus after noticing returned books with scorched pages. The Cleveland Clinic issued a public warning about the danger of using vodka concoctions as a hand sanitizer when recipes started to circulate. Then came the surge of calls to poison control centers […]
August 3, 2020
Policies
Syracuse University Suspends ZBT Fraternity for Violating Public Health Orders
Syracuse University has suspended its Zeta Beta Tau fraternity chapter for violating public health orders and the university’s Code of Student Conduct, an SU spokesperson confirmed Friday. The fraternity is no longer allowed to operate on campus after violating social distancing guidelines and participating in behavior that was “reckless and selfish,” said Sarah Scalese, senior associate vice […]
August 3, 2020
Other News
COVID-19 Testing Delays Create a Public Health Nightmare As Schools and Workplaces Try to Reopen
Across much of the U.S., concerned citizens are lining up to get tested for the coronavirus, only to wait a week or longer for their results to arrive. With the country mired in its worst pandemic in a century, health experts are apoplectic about the length of the testing delays. In addition to the anxiety […]
August 3, 2020
Mental Health
Local Schools, Universities Prioritize Mental Health of Students and Staff During Pandemic
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – As students get ready for school, whether it be online or in-person, local school and university leaders say the mental health of those students is a top priority. While it is difficult to gauge what the mental health needs of students will be now, Dr. David Onestak, the Director of the […]
August 3, 2020
Policies
Hospital Workers Demand Temple University Health System Provide Hazard Pay
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Hospital workers are demanding that Temple University Health System provide hazard pay to employees during the pandemic. Members of District 1199C gathered at Broad and Ontario Streets Tuesday. Several elected officials joined them for the rally. Read More
August 3, 2020
African-American
Howard University Receives Its Largest Ever Gift From a Single Donor
Howard University announced Tuesday it has received “a generous eight-figure gift” from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift is the largest one from a single donor in the historically Black university’s history. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) also announced it received “a generous donation” from Scott in support of its efforts to empower […]
July 28, 2020
Nursing
School of Nursing at Hallmark University Receives $75,000 Scholarship Grant
Thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Baptist Health Foundation, the Hallmark University nursing program is able to teach and prepare more future nurses. “I do wanna make the world a better place,” Britteny Whitaker, a nursing student at Hallmark University, said. Whitaker is a third-year nursing student at Hallmark, as well as a Marine […]
July 27, 2020
Other News
A Trial for Coronavirus Vaccine Researchers: Making Sure Black and Hispanic Communities Are Included in Studies
Each fall, the Rev. Rob Newells urges the congregation at Imani Community Church in Oakland, Calif., to get a flu shot. He builds bridges every day between the country’s most vulnerable, marginalized communities and the medical system, defusing suspicion about HIV prevention treatments and educating people about medical research. He prods health-care leaders to think […]
July 27, 2020
Mental Health
To Improve Students’ Mental Health, Yale Study Finds, Teach Them to Breathe
When college students learn specific techniques for managing stress and anxiety, their well-being improves across a range of measures and leads to better mental health, a new Yale study finds. The research team evaluated three classroom-based wellness training programs that incorporate breathing and emotional intelligence strategies, finding that two led to improvements in aspects of […]
July 27, 2020
Other News
COVID-19 Testing at Universities Threatens to Strain Nationwide Capacity
Demand for COVID-19 testing could soar in the fall with the reopening of some universities and schools, threatening to overburden an already strained system. Many schools and universities are planning to regularly test students and staff in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 on their campuses. Read More
July 27, 2020
Other News
18 in UF Health Anesthesiology Contract Virus After Party
At least 17 anesthesiologist residents and a fellow at one of the premier university hospital systems in Florida contracted COVID-19 earlier this month after attending a private party together, according to hospital insiders and internal documents. The outbreak at University of Florida Health occurred after a party at a private home, according to people familiar […]
July 27, 2020
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