The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused severe disruption of social and economic interactions, affecting health services and other important aspects of human life. Until the onset of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) wave, COVID-19 had already had a staggering impact on the world, with over 40% of the […]
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Georgia’s Black Community Disproportionately Affected by HIV | Georgia News
By LEON STAFFORD, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA (AP) — Fred Bryant has a recurring problem these days at festivals and community meetings. Whenever he sets up a table for HIV and AIDS awareness at functions targeting the Black community for health intervention and treatment group Aniz, there are always a […]
How the pandemic affected student engagement
Students responded differently to changes in course delivery and other stresses posed by the pandemic, and their reactions differed based on age, gender and other factors, according to findings from the 2021 National Survey of Student Engagement, released Tuesday. The survey of more than 230,000 first-year and senior students at […]
From treatment to mental health toll, studies reveal women are disproportionally affected by COVID-19 pandemic
Two separate studies are revealing the toll the pandemic is having on women’s health including a treatment for COVID-19 that may only benefit men. According a study out of the University of Calgary, the main treatment for severe COVID-19 lung infections, dexamethasone, alters how immune cells work, but […]