Category «Health Care»

Strict New Rules to Govern Elevator Culture

The New York Times – Going Up? Not So Fast – Small, crowded, enclosed spaces are petri dishes for the coronavirus. “But in urban office buildings, elevators are a necessity, so companies are wrestling with how to make them safer…Change is coming to the daily vertical commute, as workers begin to return to tall office …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

How the World Missed COVID-19’s Silent Spread

The New York Times – “…Interviews with doctors and public health officials in more than a dozen countries show that for two crucial months — and in the face of mounting genetic evidence — Western health officials and political leaders played down or denied the risk of symptomless spreading. Leading health agencies including the World …

Subjects: Censorship, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management

Lockdowns Tamed Road Traffic. Here’s How Cities Aim to Keep It Down

The New York Times – Lockdowns Tamed Road Traffic. Here’s How Cities Aim to Keep It Down – Officials are trying to prevent a return to urban gridlock and pollution as residents begin to travel again. “As coronavirus lockdowns loosen around the world, city leaders are scrambling to address a new problem: the prospect of …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Transportation

There’s no replacement for the thrill of browsing in a bookstore

Washington Post – “…The covid-Zoom era has made bookshelf snoops of all of us. Late-night host Seth Meyers has reshuffled stacks of books on the endtable in his attic where he’s now taping his show, treating his copy of Colleen McCullough’s novel “The Thorn Birds” like it’s a discount Ed McMahon. (A Goodreads list is …

Subjects: Health Care, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Bibliography of worldwide COVID-19 legal literature

“University of Melbourne Law School Academic Research Service has compiled a bibliography of worldwide COVID-19 legal literature and made it available on open access on the Melbourne Law School’s website. Please note that: The bibliography predominantly comprises scholarship, but also includes selected professional literature. We are attempting to be exhaustive in our coverage of scholarship …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Bringing Greater Precision to the COVID-19 Response

“Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic calls for precision – understanding who is most vulnerable and why, where the disease is spreading fastest, and how interventions like social distancing are working. This website offers a toolkit of large-scale datasets and actionable analysis for government officials, policymakers, and citizens from the national level to the hyper-local. Our data …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

Republicans, Democrats Move Even Further Apart in Coronavirus Concerns

“As the number of coronavirus cases surges in many states across the United States, Republicans and Democrats increasingly view the disease in starkly different ways, from the personal health risks arising from the coronavirus outbreak to their comfort in engaging in everyday activities. These differences extend to opinions about whether a new stimulus package will …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Medicine

New research explores how conservative media misinformation may have intensified the severity of the pandemic

Washington Post – “…The three studies paint a picture of a media ecosystem that entertains conspiracy theories and discourages audiences from taking steps to protect themselves and others.. There are many reasons our response to the pandemic tied to more than 120,000 U.S. deaths has faltered, experts say, including the lack of a cohesive federal …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media