Health Dec 28 New CDC isolation and quarantine guidelines confuse some and raise questions By Zeke Miller, Katie Foody, Associated Press
Arts Mar 02 Watch 2:46 Poet Tess Taylor on how verse can provide solace For many, it's a time of uncertainty and isolation. But in poet Tess Taylor's humble opinion, turning to verse can provide solace. Her recent book of poems is "Rift Zone," and the following essay is part of our arts and…
Health Oct 20 Watch 2:01 How Zoom and social isolation are challenging the mental health of America’s teens How are the pandemic, social isolation and remote learning affecting mental health among adolescents? Our Student Reporting Labs teamed up with Well Beings, a public media reporting initiative, to find out. Using a unique back-to-school curriculum, student reporters recorded video…
Arts Apr 30 Watch 2:57 A Brief But Spectacular take on why we’re never really alone Author and former monk Jay Shetty has a message for those living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently leading a 20-day, live meditation series on Instagram, he says we should strive to do one thing each day that brings us…
Nation Apr 27 Watch 7:42 Why losing a loved one amid COVID-19 means a different kind of goodbye The spread of COVID-19 has dramatically altered the way Americans both live and die. We asked our viewers to share their stories about losing loved ones during the pandemic, whether to COVID-19 or to something else. Amna Nawaz reports on… By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Rachel Wellford
Nov 30 Watch 6:45 How Illinois schools put thousands of children in seclusion By PBS NewsHour Hundreds of Illinois schools in 2017 and 2018 were secluding children in isolation rooms at alarming rates and often for reasons that violated the law, an investigation by the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica found. At least 20,000 children were put… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 3:10 Artist Miguel Colon on community and learning to see himself By Steve Goldbloom New York artist Miguel Colon suffered for years before finally receiving a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, during a hospitalization. In the psychiatric ward, he did a lot of drawing, working on a graphic novel and realizing the “life-affirming”… Continue watching
Apr 15 Why addressing loneliness in children can prevent a lifetime of loneliness in adults By Elizabeth Tillinghast, The Conversation Making a serious effort to reduce loneliness offers an almost entirely overlooked way to rein in health care costs. Continue reading
Apr 05 Dutch nursing home offers rent-free housing to students By Carey Reed A nursing home in the Netherlands allows university students to live rent-free alongside the elderly residents, as part of a project aimed at warding off the negative effects of aging. Continue reading
Aug 25 Schools Brace for H1N1 Outbreaks As students head back to school, education systems and universities across the country are bracing for potential outbreaks of the H1N1 swine flu and trying to prepare for the unknown. Continue reading