Tag: BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

The difference in physical distancing between low and high income neighborhoods during the lockdown

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A new Boston University School of Public Health study of the first four months of America’s coronavirus epidemic, published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, shows that physical distancing (also called “social distancing”) policies had little effect on lower income people still needing to leave their homes to go to work–but does show them staying home Read more about The difference in physical distancing between low and high income neighborhoods during the lockdown[…]

Reengineering research programs for more safety work

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At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, just as public institutions and businesses closed, research programs performing human participant research (HPR) also largely ceased operations. Now, universities and healthcare organizations conducting HPR are considering reopening. While guidelines from federal and state government and medical specialty societies currently exist to help restarting health services and resuming Read more about Reengineering research programs for more safety work[…]