As a major spike in COVID-19 cases hits Cook County, Illinois in the fall of 2020, SPH researchers are examining spatial analyses to apply lessons from the first wave to the pandemic.
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.
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.
Alumnus and professor Karriem Watson told ABC 7 Chicago News that vaccine promotion efforts need to address historical abuses and disparities in healthcare systems.
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.
Alumna Dr. Janet Lin, MPH '04, is investigating whether anticoagulants can reduce life-threatening cardiovascular or pulmonary complications in newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients.
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.
New research co-led by SPH alumnus Karriem Watson seeks to explore smoking cessation interventions via patient portals in a network of federally qualified health centers.
Dr. Samuel Dorevitch was interviewed by ABC 7 News Chicago on efforts to track the spread of COVID-19 by analyzing sewage from Chicago-area wastewater treatment plants.
