Dr. Mark Dworkin told the Wall Street Journal that use of masks and volume of contact tracing in some states may not be sufficient to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Public health geographic information systems experts at SPH use spatial mapping to demonstrate how the first and second waves of COVID-19 differed in the Chicagoland area.
A new COVID-19 research project led by alumna Dr. Heather Prendergast will investigate the connections between hypertension and severe illness from COVID-19 among UI Health patients.
Matthew Blaser, Michael D. Cailas, John Canar, Brian Cooper, Peter Geraci, Kristin Osiecki and Apostolis Sambanis|Posted on October 26, 2020
Geographic information systems mapping highlights significant differences between White and Black populations in Chicago in terms of COVID-19 mortality in long term care facilities.
Dr. Linda Rae Murray analyzed hospital closures in Chicago that are particularly impacting neighborhoods with predominant Black populations, noting closures may accelerate.
Drs. Mark Dworkin and Ron Hershow, both former Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers with the CDC, call for the agency to be at the forefront of the nation's response to COVID-19.
Michael Cailas was interviewed in an investigate report by USA Today on undisclosed COVID-19 outbreaks in Illinois, noting lack of specificity in reporting outbreaks influences behavior.
Michael Cailas told ABC 7 Chicago News lags in data reporting and lack of specificity in reporting outbreaks, particularly in workplaces, may be spurring some outbreaks.
In a Boston Globe op-ed, SPH's Ashley Bieniek-Tobasco questions why physicians without public health expertise are leading the federal government's COVID-19 response.
Dr. Howard Ehrman, MPH '91, told the Chicago Sun-Times COVID-19 testing sites need consistency in location and availability, particularly in Chicago's south and west sides.
