In the Headlines

September 2020

‘The Bloody Flag’ Review: Seas of Unrest

The Wall Street Journal

Why Our Minds Can't Make Sense of COVID-19's Enormous Death Toll

National Geographic

For Insulin and Other Medications, Rising Costs Aren’t Slowing Down

The Washington Post

A Neighborhood’s Race Affects Home Values More Now Than in 1980

Bloomberg

Experimental Medicines For COVID-19 Could Help Someday, But Home Runs Not Guaranteed

NPR

The Real Reason for 2018 Drop in Fatal U.S. Drug Overdoses

U.S. News & World Report

Lessons From How the Polio Vaccine Went From the Lab To the Public That Americans Can Learn From Today

The Conversation

Courts May Reconsider Temporary Coronavirus Restrictions as Pandemic Drags On

The Washington Post

Remote Monitoring Is Rapidly Growing—and a New Class of Patient-Consumer Is Driving the Shift

STAT

Former Byzantine Churches Are Being Converted To Mosques—This Threatens Istanbul’s Cosmopolitan Identity

The Conversation

University of Pittsburgh Scientists Find Antibody That 'Neutralizes' Coronavirus

The Hill

University of Pittsburgh Scientists Discover Antibody That 'Neutralizes' Virus That Causes COVID-19

Fox News

How You Will Know If a Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe and Effective

Consumer Reports

Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker

The New York Times

Restaurant Rebellion: Limits on Alcohol and Indoor Dining Aimed at Taming the Coronavirus Leave Pennsylvania Bar Owners Fuming

The Washington Post

Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Here's What Those Dollars Have Done for ALS Research

Parade

Colleges Are Expelling and Suspending Students Who Don’t Social Distance

Teen Vogue

Hospitals Prepare for ‘Nightmare’ Scenario of Flu and Coronavirus Striking at Same Time

The Washington Post

Stop Yelling About a Rushed Vaccine, and Start Planning for It

WIRED

‘Gender Reveals’ Are All the Rage Amid COVID-19. The Latest One Caused a Wildfire

Los Angeles Times

What Makes 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' So Iconic

CNN

AstraZeneca Paused Its COVID-19 Vaccine Trial to Perform a Safety Review. That's Not Bad News

TIME

Breaking the Mold: Sculptors Seek To Create Black Figures in Bronze

Reuters

Scholars on Strike

Inside Higher Ed

Uncontrolled Hypertension Is Getting Worse in the U.S., Study Finds

NBC News

Many Healthy Postmenopausal Women With Osteopenia Have Vertebral Fractures

Reuters

For Refractory Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Surgery May Be Effective

Reuters

A Guide to CBD and Cannabis for Older Adults

Consumer Reports

Researchers Say Fresh Air Can Prevent Aerosol Transmission Of The Coronavirus

NPR

Your Smartphone Can Tell If You’re Drunk-Walking

WIRED

‘Dude’: Bill and Ted’s Most Excellent Salutation Has 19th-Century Roots

The Wall Street Journal

What Does It Take for Nudging To Impact College Students' Success?

Education Dive

Spit in a Tube or a Swab in the Nose? Saliva Shows Promise in COVID-19 Test Debate

Bloomberg

In Florida, Courts Might Restore Voting Rights for More Than 770,000 Citizens

The Washington Post

Steroids Cut COVID-19 Death Rates, but Not for Everyone—Here’s Who Benefits and Who Doesn’t

The Conversation

How To Protect Yourself From Coronavirus That Can Linger In The Air

NPR

How Taxpayer Dollars Are Helping To Whitewash the Texas Rangers

The Washington Post

CRISPR Can Help Combat the Troubling Immune Response Against Gene Therapy

The Conversation

Jazz Has Always Been Protest Music. Can It Meet This Moment?

The New York Times

How to Stop Eye Strain When You Relentlessly Stare at Screens

The Wall Street Journal