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South Carolina Addresses the Geriatrician Gap

South Carolina Addresses the Geriatrician Gap

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The state is leading efforts to care for its aging population by recruiting elder-care specialists

Aging Gracefully in Taiwan

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Mayor-physician Ko Wen-Je's quest to reshape Taipei for seniors

The Gender Pay Gap Is Wider Than You Thought

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Making women's unpaid care work count toward an economy for health

The Gender Pay Gap Is Wider Than You Thought

Memory Robber—Keeping Dementia From Stealing Our Future

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Dementia cases may triple globally by 2050, here's how public health professionals can help

Memory Robber—Keeping Dementia From Stealing Our Future

Coronavirus in Toronto—Lessons Lost on a Second SARS

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The city's COVID-19 response is strongly informed by the experience of the earlier outbreak—but by no means exceptional

Bird's eye view: visitors take in a panoramic scene of the city of Toronto, Canada, from the 553 meters (1815 feet) high CN Tower, which just reopened after coronavirus restrictions on July 15, 2020. The photo shows a woman wearing a mask looking out from the skyview of the tall building with the Toronto cityscape beneath her. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Separated by a Common Infection

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A mess of coronavirus responses—from Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, and the U.S. federal government to U.S. states

In a country that didn't lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, a sign assures people that the bar is open during the COVID-19 outbreak—outside a pub in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 26, 2020. Picture Shows two side-by-side chalk placards in front of a restaurant advertising a happy hour inside. One of the signs reads, "I assure you WE'RE OPEN." REUTERS/Colm Fulton

Models, Math, and COVID-19: A Public Health Response

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Instead of focusing solely on deaths, policymakers should consider the totality of the pandemic's impact

Indonesians queue to get free food without social distancing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogor, Indonesia, on April 20, 2020. The photo shows a crush of people, many of them wearing face masks, crowded in all parts of the shot's frame. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Yulius Satria Wijaya