For the past several decades, the American economy has seen consistently widening wage gaps. Highly-educated and specially trained workers have seen their salaries steadily rise, while less-educated workers in lower-wage positions have seen their pay remain stagnant. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, disrupted that trend as lower-wage workers across many industries saw earnings climb faster than those of higher earners.
New research from the University of Minnesota shows that death rates for early adults, or adults aged 25-44, rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic and remain higher than expected post-pandemic.
The annual Access Across America study led by the Accessibility Observatory at CTS analyzes the sustainability of transportation options for residents of major urban areas.
Neurological symptoms have been widely observed in COVID-19 patients, with many survivors exhibiting persistent neurological and cognitive impairment. New research from the University of Minnesota found that COVID-19 triggers inflammation in the brain, which is linked to many COVID-related symptoms such as fatigue and “brain fog.”
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. may have been under-counted during the first two years of the pandemic. A new study from the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts, Boston University and University of Pennsylvania, published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, shows about 1.2 million excess deaths, meaning more natural-cause deaths than would have been expected, in the pandemic’s first 30 months.
The state’s online platform was designed to equitably distribute scarce resources, connect eligible patients to appointments at the closest healthcare facility, and broaden access to COVID-19 therapeutics.
