COVID-19

COVID-19 Pandemic May Have Exacerbated Disparities in Overdose Deaths

Utsha Khatri, MD was recently featured in WHYY's article examining the concerning increase in overdose death among Black Philadelphians...

Why Gina South, MD Changed Her Mind About the COVID-19 Vaccine

Gina South, MD was hesitant to take the new COVID-19 vaccine. In her recent opinion piece, she explains how racism and mistrust in...

Healthcare Workers' Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to burnout in healthcare workers. Anish Agarwal, MD suggests a few ways to address this issue,...

Eden Engel-Rebitzer, CECPR Med Student Fellow, Organizes Effort to Address Food Insecurity

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated Philadelphia's already significant food insecurity problem. For individuals considered to be at...

COVID-19 and Return Hospital Admissions

A team consisting of CECPR researchers and colleagues sought to understand the incidence of patients returning to the hospital after...

Digital Privacy and COVID-19 Websites

Concerned about your online privacy but also looking to stay informed about important COVID-19 updates? A recent study found that online...

Telehealth Policy Suggestions to Increase Buprenorphine Access

Deaths likely attributable to opioid overdoses have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, healthcare providers have...

New PCORI Grant Awarded to COVID Watch Team

Kit Delgado, MD is part of the COVID Watch team that was recently awared a $2.5 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research...

Challenges of Seeking Treatment for OUD During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unexpected challenges for many populations, and people with opioid use disorder are no exception....

Twitter Provides Insights Into Users' Mental Health During COVID-19

Raina Merchant, MD, Anish Agarwal, MD and Student Fellow Daniel Stokes, MS were part of a team that created a dashboard tracking and...

Structural Racism, COVID-19, and Protests of Police Brutality

Student Fellow Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, MS was featured on The Visible Voices, a podcast about healthcare equity. Max talks with host...

Risks Associated with Ridesharing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kit Delgado, MD offers his opinion on this question posed by HuffPost: "...are rideshare services like Uber and Lyft ― or even...

COVID-19 and Racial Disparities

Student Fellow Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, MS reflects on the racial disparities present in COVID-19 infection and mortality rates in his...

Racial Disparities in Treatment Following Nonfatal Overdose

In a study looking at claims data, CECPR researchers found that following a nonfatal opioid overdose, the majority of individuals did not...

What Social Media Can Tell Us About COVID-19 Concerns

Raina Merchant, MD and CECPR Fellow Daniel Stokes, MS were part of a team that analyzed posts from Reddit to understand how public...

COVID-19 and Incarceration

Shoshi Aronowitz, PhD, CRNP along with other harm reduction advocates penned an opinion piece in The Philadelphia Inquirer discussing...

Gina South, MD on How Philadelphia Can Make Parks Safer During COVID-19

In a recent opinion piece, Gina South, MD and Raina Merchant, MD discussed the importance of spending time in nature in order to help...

Kit Delgado, MD Writes in USA Today on COVID-19 and the Economy

In an opinion piece for USA Today, Kit Delgado, MD asks: "So, do we really have to pick our poison — to choose between saving lives from...

Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, MS, Student Fellow, On Bike Shares and COVID-19

Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, MS discusses in his opinion piece in The Philadelphia Inquirer why, during the COVID-19 pandemic, bike shares...

Austin Kilaru, MD Discusses COVID-19 and Social Distancing at Home

There's been a lot of discussion surrounding social distancing as a way to slow the spread of COVID-19. But how do you practice this when...

COVID-19 Causing You Stress? Dr. Merchant and Dr. South Suggest Heading Outside

In an opinion piece in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Gina South, MD and Raina Merchant, MD discuss the fact that COVID-19 impacts mental...

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