COVID-19

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. Jeanm...

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 mapp...

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 D...

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 traditiona...

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...

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 ...

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 discus...

COVID-19 and Incarceration

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

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 ...

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 man...

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 hea...

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