All About COVID-19
Pandemic Motherhood Diary, Entry 1: A Very Different Kind of Childbirth
An early Sunday morning in late November greeted me with painful contractions and an invasive nasal swab. Our second son decided to arrive earlier than expected, thus forcing us to forego our scheduled cesarean and my scheduled covid test. It was definitely not something I cared to have done while trying to distract myself from…
As a veteran, I see the COVID-19 pandemic as a war – one that we can win
Like war, COVID-19 affects us all. No one has been spared the impact Every corner of America has been affected. Like war, if you speak to any American, they will have a story about COVID-19. Some with happy endings, some with horrible endings. Like war, COVID-19 is very divisive. Like war, no winners or losers,…
A Semester of In-person Class Behind Them, Uncertainty Lingers for Some Teachers
When Karen Rinehart returned to the classroom fully in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, she noticed that her pre-K students’ hands…
Mosaic: Sam Alix and Anthony Mathis
In the latest in our video series, Sam Alix talks with Anthony Mathis about life, perceptions, and doing good for youth in the community.
Thoughts on the Second High Holidays During COVID
Every religion has its own formal way of asking for forgiveness of our sins. In Judaism, the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) are two of the most important days of the Jewish calendar. During that time, we ask both G-d and our fellow mortals to exonerate us from our negative actions during…
The Return of the Common Illness?
Methods to prevent COVID-19, such as masks and social distancing…
Memories of a Pre-Pandemic Utopian World
Around this time pre-pandemic, we would be enjoying our traditional family reunion, feasting with family, and forgetting to leave on time…
‘Are You Going to Keep Me Safe?’ Hospital Workers Sound Alarm on Rising Violence
In the earliest days of the pandemic, nightly celebrations lauded the bravery of front-line health care workers. Eighteen months later, those same workers say they are experiencing an alarming rise in violence in their workplaces.
Was it COVID? We May Never Know
Many of us have experienced that frustrating trip to the doctor when your symptoms are dismissed or underplayed. But imagine coming in with signs of an unknown virus, one rampaging through China but anonymous in the United States. A virus that, a couple of months later, would be known as the cause of a deadly…
The Right Fridge for a Vaccine
It was through years of installing battery-powered refrigerators in far-flung parts of the world that Ian Tansley came to realize their massive flaws.
