Category: Psychological and Sociological Impact
The United States Leaves the WHO. Three Reforms Could Motivate Its Return
Think Global Health A former special advisor to the WHO director general outlines arenas that could strengthen global health regardless of a U.S. withdrawal. On Thursday, the required one-year notice period will pass since the United States declared its intention to leave the World Health Organization (WHO), although other member states continue to discuss the U.S. exit given that the country […]
Jan 21, 2026
COVID-19 lockdowns in Nordic countries saved working-age men but not women
UC Berkeley Working-age men (15–64 years old) die more frequently than working-age women in nearly all societies that measure vital statistics. One reason for this disparity may be that men tend to behave in ways that are riskier. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, countries restrained risky behavior to reduce the spread of infection. This allowed […]
Jan 14, 2026
New York’s Diminished Population Shows Lasting Damage from Covid-19
Empire Center Most parts of New York remained less populated in 2024 than in 2020 as the state struggled to bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an Empire Center report published today. The report, based on analysis of Census Bureau data, finds that the state’s losses were concentrated in New York City, which […]
Dec 3, 2025
Covid lockdown linked to rise in child developmental issues
BBC The number of toddlers in Scotland showing developmental issues increased during the Covid lockdown, according to a new report. The University of Edinburgh-led study examined health visitor reports on 258,000 children between March 2020 and August 2021. And it found the proportion with at least one developmental concern increased by up to 6.6% across […]
Nov 26, 2025
How Do Americans View Childhood Vaccines, Vaccine Research and Policy?
Pew Research Center Nearly two-thirds have high confidence in vaccine effectiveness, and about half trust their safety testing and schedule; Republican support for school vaccine requirements continues to slide. A majority of Americans (63%) are highly confident that childhood vaccines are effective at preventing serious illness. And majorities say these vaccines protect both vaccinated children […]
Nov 19, 2025
When Covid-19 took hold, cruise ship operators struggled to stay afloat. One option was to scrap older vessels – giving one photographer a unique perspective.
BBC As Covid-19 spread at the start of 2020, the modern, globalized economy began to shudder to a halt. Shops shut their doors. Factory production lines grew silent. The world’s vast armada of airliners stayed stationary in quiet airports – at least for the most part. And the cruise ship industry started to close down operations to avoid spreading […]
Oct 29, 2025
Covid 2020: Where cruise ships went to die
BBC When Covid-19 took hold, cruise ship operators struggled to stay afloat. One option was to scrap older vessels – giving one photographer a unique perspective. As Covid-19 spread at the start of 2020, the modern, globalised economy began to shudder to a halt. Shops shut their doors. Factory production lines grew silent. The world’s […]
Oct 29, 2025
Recovery Strategies for Government-Led Food Supply Chain in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Simulation Study
News Wise In the field of food supply chain management during public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, government-led food supply chains are critical for ensuring residents’ dietary needs. However, such chains face significant challenges: insufficient transportation capacity, uneven distribution of district warehouses, and production-demand mismatches lead to severe food shortages. Existing research mostly focuses […]
Oct 22, 2025
Post-Pandemic COVID-19 linked with high numbers of workforce absences and exits
Yale School of Public Health Well after the United States government declared the pandemic emergency over, COVID-19 continued to cause about the same number of monthly work absences year-round as occurred during peak influenza months, a team that includes Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) researchers has found. The study was published Oct. 10 in JAMA Network […]
Oct 15, 2025
What Was the World’s First-Known Pandemic?
History.com The Plague of Justinian peaked in the year 542 and lasted for two centuries, contributing to the fall of the Roman Empire. The Plague of Justinian in the sixth century was one of the worst of times. “Now the disease spread over the whole world, sparing neither sex nor age nor making any distinction […]
Oct 1, 2025
