Health & Gender

Brief #86—Health & Gender
By Taylor J Smith
The US saw a million new COVID-19 cases in the first five days of December and states have begun reimplementing restrictions; However, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer & BioNTech vaccine last weekend and Moderna was approved this week.

Brief #85—Health and Gender
ByTaylor J Smith
The US Supreme Court upheld challenges from New York Churches and synagogues to state pandemic restrictions on religious services just before Thanksgiving.

Brief #84—Health and Gender
By Taylor J Smith
As the globe inches towards month ten of the coronavirus pandemic, promising vaccine advancements were announced last week.

Brief #83—Health & Gender
By Taylor J Smith
In late October, Purdue Pharma agreed to plead guilty to three federal criminal charges for its clear and impactful role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis.

Brief #82—Health
By Taylor J Smith
After the Trump Administration’s July announcement requiring all hospitals to submit COVID-19 data to private company, TeleTracking Technologies, exclusively sharing data with the Department of Health and Human Services, critics opposed the White House’s move to bypass the Centers for Disease Control, raising transparency concerns. However, the requirements have continued, and President Trump has become dissatisfied with the level of compliance amongst the nation’s hospitals.

Brief #81—Health
By Linda F. Hersey
Out of work for a year, Gail Doffifild of California said that the pandemic has put her job search on life support.

Brief #80—Health and Gender
By Taylor J Smith
As the US struggles to manage the outbreak of coronavirus, the US Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19.

Brief #79—Health
By Taylor J Smith
As cases across the globe passes 27.6 million and over 6.5 million cases in the US, the death rate is not staying on pace, as many would expect.

Brief #78—Health
By Linda F. Hersey
Medicaid is the primary government-funded health insurance for low-income Americans available in every state.

Brief #77—Health
By Taylor Smith
As the coronavirus continues spread, cases are rapidly increasing in in at least 29 states.

Brief #76—Healthcare
By Taykor J Smith
The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that would have closed all but a single abortion clinic in the state. The 5-4 decision of June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo annulled an anti-abortion law limiting admitting privileges.