Why Most Voters Oppose Schools Reopening
Even as test rates hover around six to seven percent and tens of thousands of new Covid-19 cases are being reported daily, school districts across the country will continue with plans to resume operations in the coming weeks. The latest survey data …
The Moral Trauma of COVID-19
All of us, whether we have realized it by now or not, are being traumatized by the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s begin with the darkening cloud apparent to many, the question I hear more than any other from my dismayed friends, “How can …
What Restarting Sports And Reopening Schools Have In Common
On Saturday, the Mid-American Conference became the first Football Bowl Subdivision to postpone its upcoming season. The announcement comes amidst the most recent debate about schools doing the exact opposite—reopening and requiring students and faculty to return to campus. While many conferences, …
Back to School: A Tipping Point in US Politics
The debate over opening America’s schools may be the tipping point at which the unending politicization of the Covid-19 pandemic will finally end. Every night, at dinner tables around the country, parents are discussing the one topic that unifies our country—what is best for …
Cheap, Daily Home Tests Are The First Step To Containing The Pandemic
We don’t need drugs or vaccines to stop the Covid-19 pandemic. We can use something that is already available and at our disposal: rapid point-of-care and home diagnostics combined with contact tracing and isolation of possible transmitters. Backed by the right technology …
Will Reopening Gyms Improve Our Well-Being or Put Us at Risk?
Is it better for our health to return to the gym or stay away? Since physical and mental health go hand-in-hand, taking care of both is of the utmost importance—especially during a global pandemic. For months, people have been deprived of a …
Two-Step Testing Could Slow Covid-19 Transmission Dramatically
In the United States, testing for Covid-19 has become a persistent problem. For some without insurance, it is too costly. For others living in remote or underserved areas, too inaccessible. For us all, far too slow. While some tests take only a few minutes …
Travel from Milan to Arles — Reflections on Covid
This summer, my organization ACCESS Health International welcomed an intern who worked with us remotely from Europe. She attends university in Milan, where she witnessed one of the earliest and most devastating Covid-19 outbreaks. In late July, she took a train to …
‘Second Opinion,’ Episode 1: COVID-19’s resurgence
Second Opinion is a new discussion series presented by the Los Angeles Times that takes viewers to the forefront of medical research and conversations about health, science and technology. In the first episode, Los Angeles Times Executive Chairman Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a …
The flu could send our health care system into overdrive this winter. This drug offers some hope.
William Haseltine, PhD, is chair and president of the global health think tank, ACCESS Health International. He is author of numerous books, including the recently released, “A Family Guide to COVID-19: Questions and Answers for Parents, Grandparents and Children.” The views expressed in this …
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