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The Racial Gap in U.S. Vaccinations Is Shrinking, but Work Remains

First published with infographics in the New York Times

Testing the Tests: COVID-19 Antibody Assays Scrutinized for Accuracy by UCSF, UC Berkeley Researchers

As the United States and much of the world move toward relaxing shelter-in-place restrictions to let people move about more freely, public health experts hope to rely on antibody tests to determine who has been infected with the COVID-19 virus and may be immune – at least temporarily – and who is...

Low COVID-19 testing rates in people with new onset fever may have contributed to the fall surge

Fever is a common symptom of COVID-19 and develops early in the disease, when the sick are most likely to be contagious. That means that testing those who develop the symptom is a key opportunity to slow the spread of the virus.

C.D.C. Eases Outdoor Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Americans

First publlished in the New York Times The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took a major step on Tuesday toward coaxing Americans into a post-pandemic world, relaxing the rules on mask wearing outdoors as coronavirus cases recede and people increasingly chafe against restrictions.

Want to be robust at 40-plus? Meeting minimum exercise guidelines won’t cut it

Young adults must step up their exercise routines to reduce their chances of developing high blood pressure or hypertension – a condition that may lead to heart attack and stroke, as well as dementia in later life. 

Genetic diversity is a factor in health, Black geneticists insist

After JAMA questioned racism in medicine, scientists are boycotting

Last month, Monica McLemore and a team of scientists at the University of California at San Francisco were wrapping up research into a troubling pandemic disparity: Pregnant women of color with COVID-19 appear to be at higher risk for premature birth. It was a finding they hoped to publish in the...

Study outlines testing strategies for safer air travel during the pandemic

How inequities fueled the COVID-19 pandemic – and what we can do about it

COVID-19 has exposed many vulnerabilities in our society – fueling the spread of the virus and leaving questions about what comes next as the world emerges from the pandemic.

How anti-Asian activity online set the stage for real-world violence

First published in the New York Times. In January, a new group popped up on the messaging app Telegram, named after an Asian slur.