Tag: pandemic
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Loneliness Emerges as Major Public Health Concern
U.K. and U.S. experts trace the rise of loneliness as a major public health issue. Their findings highlight how research, political involvement, and the pandemic contributed to increased awareness and a shift in its societal perception.
HealthBusinessScience & TechnologyMediaMedical ScienceSocial IssuesEducationFilm and TVDigital and Print Publishing LonelinessPublic HealthU.K.U.S.ResearchPandemicPolitical Involvement
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Media Monitor: U.S. Indicts Former Cuban President Raul Castro; World Less Prepared for Pandemic, ABC News Reports
ABC News reports the U.S. has indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro on murder charges. It also covers a WHO report on pandemic preparedness, Australia's El Niño forecast, rising construction costs, and Tuvalu's climate crisis.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessHealthWorld Raul CastroCubaPandemicAustraliaEl NiñoTuvaluABC News AM
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Media Monitor: Student Learning Recession Predates Pandemic, Researchers Say
NPR is reporting new research from Harvard, Stanford, and Dartmouth indicates a "learning recession" in U.S. student scores began in 2013, challenging the pandemic as the primary cause.
Politics and GovernmentHealthMedia Education ScorecardStudent ScoresLearning RecessionPandemicNo Child Left BehindNative StudentsOregonNPR Editorial
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Media Monitor: Washington Post reports falling crime rates nationwide
The Washington Post analyzed data from over 100 police departments and found a multiyear trend of falling crime rates nationwide, suggesting the U.S. may be as safe as it was pre-pandemic.
Politics and GovernmentMediaLaw EnforcementSocial Issues crime rateshomicidepolice departmentsanalysissafetypandemicThe Washington Post