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A display at the ‘Mental Health - Mind Matters’ exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota in 2018 invites visitors to play an emotion recognition game. (Ana Maria Navas Iannini)

Can science museums help us talk about mental health?

Across the world, science museums are beginning to join conversations and develop work about mental health.
A crowd of people in Prague display a Ukrainian flag as they watch the ‘Save Ukraine – Stop War’ concert in 2022. Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images

Czech nonprofits applied lessons learned during the COVID‑19 pandemic to the Ukrainian refugee crisis – but had little say in key decisions

Researchers found that while authorities have depended on nonprofits to deal with the refugee crisis, many nonprofit leaders had little say in planning and coordination.
Kindergarten children line up using physical distancing before entering a Toronto school in September 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

After the COVID‑19 pandemic, thousands more kindergarteners faced developmental challenges

An increase in the number of kindergarten children with special needs since the pandemic means more children will require specialized assistance and accommodation in later grades.
A mother leads her 7- and 9-year-old sons in a morning lesson during homeschool in Buffalo, Minn., in September 2023. Nicole Neri for The Washington Post via Getty Images

The lasting appeal of homeschooling: What motivated families to continue after schools reopened post‑pandemic

Homeschooling trends are on the rise, bucking the narrative that most of its growth was caused by the pandemic.
The U.S.-WHO collaboration has been critical in the country’s response to mpox, shown here, as well as Ebola, Marburg, flu and COVID-19. Uma Shankar sharma/Moment via Getty Images

US exit from the World Health Organization marks a new era in global health policy – here’s what the US, and world, will lose

The US will no longer participate in the WHO’s global influenza monitoring system – a shift experts say will lead to more flu hospitalizations and deaths.
Vaccination rates in Florida schools have dipped below the threshold for immunity to certain preventable diseases. Suzi Media Production/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today

Removing vaccine mandates in Florida will worsen health disparities among populations that already have lower vaccination rates.
National COVID-19 memorial wall for the five-year anniversary on March 11, 2025, in London, England. Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures via Getty Images

5 years on, true counts of COVID‑19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data

Death data in the US is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time tracking continue to be felt with each new public health crisis.
As the pandemic accelerated in 2020, U.S. hospitals – including this one in New York City – set up tents to diagnose patients with COVID-19. Misha Friedman via Getty Images

5 years of COVID‑19 underscore value of coordinated efforts to manage disease – while CDC, NIH and WHO face threats to their ability to respond to a crisis

More than a century ago, the US learned what happens when there is no national response to a major health crisis.
In the 1920s, some Americans’ concern for a U.S. in decline led to a rise in various discriminatory policies and movements that hurt vulnerable minorities. iStock/Getty Images Plus

The dark parallels between 1920s America and today’s political climate

The early 1920s in the US offers historical lessons on how current pessimism about the state of the country can manifest in dangerous, discriminatory ways.
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5 years on, COVID remains NZ’s most important infectious disease – it still demands a strong response

Hospitalisations and deaths attributed to COVID have dropped significantly since a peak in 2022. But a new variant could still reverse the trend quickly.
Houston residents at a flooded park after the passage of Hurricane Beryl, July 8, 2024. Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images

A fiscal crisis is looming for many US cities

A perfect storm of rising costs and declining revenues is stressing many US city budgets – and the Trump administration isn’t likely to send much help.
Black Americans with long COVID reported more physical ailments than concern over mental illness. fizkes/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts − new research

Black Americans were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 infections, illness and death during the pandemic. But the long-term toll of long COVID among this group is still largely overlooked.

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