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Madison hospitals, public health concerned about possible ‘twindemic’

GHI Associate Director James Conway urges flu shots to avoid outbreaks during COVID-19 pandemic.

What experts say about how to interpret COVID-19 data like positive cases, deaths and hospitalizations — and what to avoid

Ajay Sethi is a member of the GHI Advisory Committee.

Pandemic preparedness and response under a different president

Written by John E. Lange, a member of the GHI Board of Visitors.

New GHI Planetary Health Scholar helping to organize PPE production, COVID response in developing countries

Rebecca Alcock is an incoming PhD student in industrial and systems engineering as well as a GHI Planetary Health Scholar.

A triple threat

When the CARES Act expired July 25, so did protections for many renters. While state regulators have extended a moratorium on utility shut-offs until September, eviction notices can now be filed and evictions can begin starting Aug. 24. According to analysis by the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project, Congress’ failure to extend a pandemic-related eviction moratorium places more than …

Human Activity Contributes to Apparent Increase in Diseases from Animals

GHI Advisory Committee Member Tony Goldberg discusses with Spectrum News 1.

COVID questions: Dog parks, work from home, future of cities

Your questions about COVID-19 answered by UW-Madison experts.

Coronavirus: Pandemic Causes Kids To Miss Vaccinations

According to the CDC, children across the nation have fallen behind on routine vaccinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. GHI Director James Conway informs us about steps the health community is taking to get ahead of the issue before students return to school in the fall.

Hamsters develop protective immunity to COVID-19 and are protected by convalescent sera

The new study is led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a GHI Advisory Committee member.

What if all viruses disappeared?

“If all viruses suddenly disappeared, the world would be a wonderful place for about a day and a half, and then we’d all die – that’s the bottom line,” says Tony Goldberg, GHI Advisory Committee member. “All the essential things they do in the world far outweigh the bad things.”