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Post-Roe, pregnancies will cause greater health issues, health care experts say

The undoing of Roe v. Wade and limited access to legal abortions will lead to serious health consequences for pregnant people, worse maternal mortality rates, and a greater divide in access to health care, experts say.

by Alena Kuzub July 1, 2022

Drug supply shortages have nothing to do with COVID-19

The baby formula shortage is just the most recent crisis that has exposed systemic failures in American life-critical product supply chains, Northeastern experts say. U.S. hospitals have been dealing with drug supply shortages for decades, and experts say it is time for broad systematic policy changes.

by Alena Kuzub June 22, 2022

Should you get your young child vaccinated for COVID-19? Here’s what parents need to know.

The ability to safely vaccinate younger children is good news, says Neil Maniar, professor of practice in the Department of Health Sciences, because many kids are not immune from severe COVID-19 infection. In fact, a “significant number” of young children have been hospitalized during the Omicron wave.

by Tanner Stening June 17, 2022

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Moderna has an Omicron-specific booster shot. Does it change anything?

Moderna is seeking FDA authorization for a booster shot specially designed to protect against the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. Northeastern pharmaceutical experts explain what that might mean for the future of COVID-19 vaccination.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki - contributor June 13, 2022

‘There is NO scent!’ What Yankee Candle reviews can tell us about COVID-19 trends

For Northeastern's Nicholas Beauchamp, what started off as a joke tweet turned into a paper that could have implications for public health.

by Jessica Taylor Price June 10, 2022

Can you get COVID-19 twice within 90 days? Here's why it's more likely now than ever.

Even as we erect more and more barriers against COVID-19, the virus evolves to break them. Northeastern experts explain why this happens, and what it means for your health.

by Jessica Taylor Price June 9, 2022

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People are getting Hepatitis A from strawberries. That’s just ‘the tip of the iceberg.’

Foodborne illness is more than a matter of public health—it’s also an indictment of how some food corporations are run, says Northeastern associate teaching professor Darin Detwiler.

by Jessica Taylor Price June 1, 2022

Aarti Sathyanarayana, assistant professor in the Bouvé College of Heath Sciences and Khoury College of Computer Sciences, works on research in the ISEC building. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Epilepsy treatment can be trial and error. She has a way to change that.

Aarti Sathyanarayana, assistant professor in Northeastern’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences and Khoury College of Computer Science, has identified a way that doctors can use a patient’s brain activity to identify whether an anti-seizure medication is reducing their risk of seizure.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki - contributor May 31, 2022

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Baby formula is arriving from overseas. Will it curb the crisis?

A new supply of baby formula will bring much-needed relief to families across the country. While it's not a quick solution, Nada Sanders of Northeastern says, it's a great first step.

by Jessica Taylor Price May 24, 2022

Parents who forego COVID-19 vaccine for their children are less likely to seek information on it, study shows

Researchers at the Covid States Project sought to tease out where parents of both vaccinated and unvaccinated children get their information about the COVID-19 vaccine and matters affecting their children’s health. Northeastern experts explain their findings in a new survey.

by Tanner Stening May 20, 2022

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