Digital Government
Survey: 69% of Women Under Age 30 Say COVID-19 Has Harmed Their Mental Health
Women are more likely to have experienced psychological consequences from the public health crisis. The health care system may not be equipped to respond.
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What Will Life Look Like After Most People Get the Vaccine?
Experts expect changes to health care systems, businesses, and educational and cultural institutions
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Scientists Need to Become Better Communicators, but It's Hard to Measure Whether Training Works
Scientists began to realize they needed to do better at explaining their findings in the 1990s after some groups rejected findings about climate change.
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You Can Fly! CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Travel Safely within the U.S.
Travelers should continue to wear a mask and maintain social distance.
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The Hidden Toll of Remote Work
Switching to Zoom forever might be convenient, but it’s a recipe for loneliness.
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Infections with ‘U.K. Variant’ B.1.1.7 Have Greater Risk of Mortality
Now is not the time to get complacent, says NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins. This devastating pandemic isn’t over yet.
Emerging Tech
How Virtual Reality Is Helping Prepare Service Members to Support Peers in Emotional Distress
The VR training gives airmen practical experience convincing a peer to seek help.
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Service Dogs Can Help Veterans with PTSD – Growing Evidence Shows They May Reduce Anxiety in Practical Ways
Unlike emotional support dogs or therapy dogs, service dogs must be trained to do specific tasks.
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Why You Should Get a COVID-19 Vaccine – Even If You've Already Had the Coronavirus
COVID–19 vaccines offer safer and more reliable immunity than natural infection.
Modernization
Share of Remote Workers Comfortable Returning to Office Rises, Survey Finds
But the results also suggest most people want to see their coworkers vaccinated before going back.
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People Gave Up on Flu Pandemic Measures a Century Ago When They Tired of Them – and Paid a Price
If we have anything to learn from the history of the 1918 influenza pandemic, it is that a premature return to pre-pandemic life risks more cases and more deaths.
Emerging Tech
Health Agencies Seek Face Mask Designs of the Future
Federal officials want innovators to reimagine the protective products.
Digital Government
Trump-Era COVID Guidance Wasn’t ‘Primarily’ Written by CDC Staff, Review Finds
President Biden’s CDC director requested the review as she works to rebuild the agency.
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5 Strategies to Prepare Now for the Next Pandemic
First, shore up the systems already in place.
Emerging Tech
HHS Aims to Accelerate Technologies for Combatting Lyme Disease
The often-overlooked illness radically disrupts hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Digital Government
Thousands of Federal Employees Are Deploying to Support Vaccination Efforts
Workers at several agencies are assisting in the initiative.
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Can Vaccinated People Still Spread the Coronavirus?
In most cases, a person who gets vaccinated is protected from disease, not necessarily infection.
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