Category: 14: Health & Medicine

[caption id="attachment_116418" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Dio Hasbi Saniskoro: https://www.pexels.com/photo/people-doing-group-hand-cheer-3280130/[/caption] The most recently reviewed data by the CDC (Center for Disease Control) has determined the average overall life expectancy in the United States to be 76.4 years. With a startling...

2020 emerged as a year that defied expectations, reshaping the very fabric of global society, with America standing at the epicenter of transformation. In this pivotal time, seismic shifts altered the way we navigate and perceive the world around us....

As a handful of governors across the United States start opening up their states, it is interesting to consider the different approaches that societies around the world have taken towards the COVID-19 crisis. In particular, Sweden and Denmark are being...

Climate change. Immigration. Economic inequality. COVID-19. What is the role of sociology in times of crisis? More than just a hunch or common sense, sociology offers a scientific way to make sense of the larger world. Using the global crisis...

COVID-19 is now a global pandemic the likes of which the world has not seen in generations. While the medical toll was expected, the economic impact has been swift. Experts say it will take decades to financially recover. Businesses large...

Fears over the spread of the coronavirus are making headline news. With an epicenter in Wuhan China, cases have been reported around the globe. While official estimates put the infection rate in China at nearly 3,000, a whistleblower has come...

In the United States, conversations about health care typically center on access to care, insurance coverage, and the pros and cons of socialized medicine, medical and hospital care funded for all citizens by the government. Medicare, a government program established...