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The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Bad. Could it Have Been Even Worse?

The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Bad. Could it Have Been Even Worse?

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A look at how pre-pandemic health-care trends affected COVID-19 mortality rates

Snapshot from a time when it's far from normal: women carry cattle fodder through a mustard field on Earth Day, amid the coronavirus lockdown, on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on April 22, 2020. This is a stunning photo showing three women with large bales of freshly cut plants on their heads walking through a field thrown into a yellow hue because of the flowering mustard greens. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Expanding Health-Care Access in Times of Coronavirus

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Health and wellness centers have expanded access to primary health-care services in Punjab, India—even in the pandemic

Racism as a Public Health Crisis

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Interview with Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins on the intersection of race, health, and COVID-19

The photo shows the council vice president standing in front of a slate-colored brick wall with her hands together looking at the camera.

Why Social Policies Make Coronavirus Worse

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Too late for COVID-19, but strengthening safety nets and health security in U.S. would help us respond to future threats

A mannequin with a surgical mask on display where a vendor sells packages of masks on a corner in the Chelsea neighborhood during the outbreak of the coronavirus in New York City on March 27, 2020. The photo shows a mannequin wearing a blue mask. REUTERS/Mike Segar