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Analyzing Case Rates and Mortality Rates
Monday, November 30, 2020
Dr. Mark Dworkin told Yahoo News the current discrepancies between COVID-19 case numbers and fatalities is partially driven by the volume of young people infected.
Report Examines Pandemic Effects on Middle Class
Monday, November 30, 2020
Tiffany Ford, MPH in Community Health Sciences '16, is the co-author of a new report tracking the struggles of the middle class before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Nationwide Shelter-in-Place Order?
Monday, November 23, 2020
Dr. Mark Dworkin told Newsy, a U.S.-based news service, that a nationwide shelter-in-place order to lower COVID-19 infections is unlikely and possibly not legal.
WBEZ: Workers Log COVID Complaints on the Job
Monday, November 23, 2020
Dr. Linda Forst told Chicago Public Radio workplace safety can be mitigated with social distancing, masks, paid sick leave and healthcare coverage.
UIC Launches COVID-19 Clinical Trials for Blood Clot Prevention
Monday, November 23, 2020
Alumna Dr. Janet Lin, MPH '04, is investigating whether anticoagulants can reduce life-threatening cardiovascular or pulmonary complications in newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients.
For-Profit and Non-Profit Nursing Homes
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Michael Gelder, faculty in SPH's undergraduate programs, told WBEZ that preparation for a pandemic should be a important part of the operation of nursing homes.