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Study Finds Physical Activity Prevents Depression in Older Adults During COVID-19
Staying active can help older people prevent depression while following the COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, according to a new University of Maryland School of Public Health study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. The study is the first to examine the association betw...View Article Details for Study Finds Physical Activity Prevents Depression in Older Adults During COVID-19 -
Different Viruses, Similar Outcomes: Tracing the Common Thread of Inequality Between Pandemics a Century Apart
Authorities shrugging off risk—or ordering everyone to mask up. The virus surging in locales that dropped their guards too soon. Death rates that cut along racial lines, impacting African Americans with particular ferocity.View Article Details for Different Viruses, Similar Outcomes: Tracing the Common Thread of Inequality Between Pandemics a Century Apart -
Don Milton Co-Authors Nature Study Providing More Evidence That SARS-CoV-2 May Spread by Air
Don Milton co-authored a study to understand the patterns of contamination of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. Researchers say it's essential for prevention policies and effective interventions.View Article Details for Don Milton Co-Authors Nature Study Providing More Evidence That SARS-CoV-2 May Spread by Air -
Wearing Surgical Masks in Public Could Help Slow Pandemic’s Advance, New Study Suggests
This story appears in Maryland Today, April 3 and was written by Chris Carroll. Surgical masks may help prevent infected people from making others sick with seasonal viruses, including coronaviruses, according to new research that could help settle a fierce debate spanning clinical and cultural nor...View Article Details for Wearing Surgical Masks in Public Could Help Slow Pandemic’s Advance, New Study Suggests -
Keeping It Together: Free Program Gives Couples a Boost in Love and Money Management
Financial stresses can squash a relationship as thoroughly as stomping on a Valentine’s box of chocolate—and Emily Garcia’s* metaphorical box was looking more than a little crumpled. Garcia and her husband, who works in finance and handled the money in their marriage, had begun to argue when finan...View Article Details for Keeping It Together: Free Program Gives Couples a Boost in Love and Money Management -
Abortion Does Not Increase Suicide Risk
Policies based on the notion that undergoing an abortion causes or increases women’s risk of attempting suicide are misinformed, according to the results of a 17-year study led by a School of Public Health researcher. The research, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, is the first to compare the ris...View Article Details for Abortion Does Not Increase Suicide Risk