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Shadows are cast across Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery during a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and deaths in El Paso, Texas, U.S. November 25, 2020. Picture taken November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Pierre Aguirre

Overcoming Grief In The Worst Year Of Our Lives

The pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, but it's also stolen our normal lives and our sense of security. How do we go on when pressed under the weight of so much personal and collective pain? This week's Petrie Dish explores pandemic grief and also considers ideas about how to transform that pain into resilience.

FLUVID: Flattening The Flu Curve During A Coronavirus Pandemic

The worst time of the year for viruses is at our doorstep. During the winter there are surges in adenoviruses, respiratory syncytial viruses — more…

Hurricane Laura left parts of Orange County, Texas under water.

The Impact Of Hurricane Laura Overflowed In States Already Facing COVID-19 Disasters

On this week’s Petrie Dish, we explore what happened in Louisiana and Southeast Texas when Hurricane Laura landed — and what other hurricane hotspots like…

A laboratory technician is seen the Inselspital Universitaetsspital Bern university hospital during researches for a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bern, Switzerland April 22, 2020.

The COVID-19 Vaccine: Inside America’s Race For An Answer

On this week’s Petrie Dish, we dive into the COVID-19 vaccine. First we answer: what is a vaccine? We've all gotten them, but have you ever wondered how…