Four years into the pandemic, disabled people interviewed by The 19th described feeling isolated and hopeless.
Though few people know her name, Emily Voorde helped shape Secretary Pete Buttigeg’s views on disability long before he was advancing policy for the Department of Transportation.
An increase in staffing hours is closely linked to better patient outcomes for nursing home residents, including fewer infections and lower mortality rates.
The decision by the Biden administration comes despite research showing that residents and staff continue to fare better when vaccination rates are high.
Cases are surging everywhere, and nursing home residents remain more likely to face severe illness and death.
Women of color took on the majority of new jobs created during the pandemic to do contact tracing, and to test and vaccinate Americans, experts said. But as sites ramp down, the future of that workforce is now uncertain.
Parents of children with disabilities say remote learning is ineffective at best, but in-person schooling carries deadly risk.
The closure of Social Security offices during the pandemic has made getting survivors benefits difficult for the spouses and children of those who’ve died during the pandemic. More than 90 percent of those seeking survivors benefits are women.
Fertility implications have been a potent concern for many unvaccinated Americans. A new study shows there is no reason to worry.
Even as the new variant puts more kids in hospitals, parents remain skeptical about vaccinating their kids. It’s not clear what will help.