In the Headlines

February 2021

False Claims Tying Coronavirus Vaccines To Infertility Drive Doubts Among Women of Childbearing Age

The Washington Post

Texas' Winter Storm Could Make Life Worse for Black and Latino Families Hit Hard by Power Outages

USA Today

Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options

U.S. News & World Report

This Sketchy New Company Wants to Help Anti-Vaxxers Travel

The Daily Beast

Intense Strength Training Does Not Ease Knee Pain, Study Finds

The New York Times

BWW Blog: College and COVID—Will Things Ever Be the Same?

Broadway World

Dying on the Waitlist

ProPublica

Fact Check: Did Rush Limbaugh Read a List of Gay Men Who Died as an 'AIDS Update'?

Newsweek

Black and Latino Americans Confront Many Challenges To Vaccinations

The New York Times

U.S. News to Host Virtual ‘Pediatric Priorities’ Event Series Spotlighting Children’s Hospital Responses to COVID-19, Health Equ

U.S. News & World Report

Japan Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations as Tokyo Olympics Draw Closer

ABC News

9 Things You Can Do To Remain Independent as You Age

Mark

Rush Limbaugh’s Toxic Legacy

Vox

Health Officials Say the Coronavirus Will Likely Become Endemic in the Next Several Years. What Does That Mean?

USA Today

The Trumpiest Republicans Are At The State And Local Levels—Not In D.C.

FiveThirtyEight

How One Student Is Paving a Path for Diversity in Dermatology

CNBC

SARS-CoV-2 with Genomic Deletions Escapes an Antibody

TheScientist

How Activists Pushed To Include People With HIV in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

Good Morning America

Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students, 2020-21

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Tracking New Coronavirus Variants In The U.S.

NPR

‘Silence of the Lambs’ Turns 30: How the Horror Masterpiece Is Still Gripping Hollywood

CNBC

7 Virus Variants Found in U.S. Carrying the Same Mutation

The New York Times

The World Needs More Vaccines. But an Italian Venture To Fill the Gap Is Facing Novel Obstacles.

The Washington Post

Lack of Health Services and Transportation Impede Access To Vaccine in Communities of Color

The Washington Post

‘This Acquittal Sends Three Dangerous Messages to Future Presidents’

Politico Magazine

Microsoft’s Big Win in Quantum Computing Was an ‘Error’ After All

WIRED

Where The Rubber Meets The Road: Racial Justice & The B-School Curriculum

Poets & Quants

We Wiped Out the Flu This Year. Could We Do It Again?

Vox

As More Women Enter Science, It’s Time to Redefine Mentorship

WIRED

Why Psychiatry Training Must Include Discussions on Structural Racism

Psychiatric Times

We Need To Retell U.S. History With Black People at the Center

Fortune

Lunar New Year 2021: What Does the Ox Symbolize, and How Will It Be Celebrated During COVID-19 Pandemic?

USA Today

COVID-19 Case Counts Have Started Falling in the U.S. This May Be Why

TIME

‘These Numbers Are Incredibly Important’: Doctors and Lawmakers Call on FDA To Address Racial Disparities in Pulse Oximeters

STAT

The Women of the Insurrection

Ms.

To Bridge the Digital Divide, Cities Tap Their Own Infrastructure

Bloomberg

The Choices of Fans Have Public Health Implications

The New York Times

Across The South COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods

NPR

New York Scrambles To Improve Vaccination Acceptance In Black And Latino Communities

NPR

The Pandemic Broke the Flu

The Atlantic