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US election 2020: The importance of sexual and reproductive rights

Nadine Dirks is an intersectional feminist, writer, and advocate for sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR). In this opinion piece, she shares her views on unsafe abortions as a public health issue. Researchers have referred to unsafe abortions as a “preventable pandemic” — one that affects the health and lives of women, transgender people, and […]

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How Black veterans experience racial bias in mental healthcare

New research shines a light on how Black veterans receiving treatment for mental health issues perceive and experience racial bias in a healthcare context. A new study highlights how Black veterans perceive their experiences of accessing treatment for mental health issues. The authors of the study, which appears in the journal Patient Education and Counseling, […]

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Why social distancing is key in containing the new coronavirus

Researchers say that SARS-CoV-2’s rapid spread is likely due to the movements of people with no or very mild symptoms — namely, those who are unaware that they even have the virus. That is why social distancing is such an important containment measure, they explain. One of the main questions on scientists’ and public health […]