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What Happens When Psychopaths Face a Pandemic?

What do your personality traits say about your pandemic behavior? A new study suggests… quite a lot, especially if you’re prone to manipulation, self-importance, or thrill-seeking. In one of the most psychologically revealing studies of the pandemic, researchers used data from over 2,000 people in the UK and Germany to explore how “Dark Triad” personality […]

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Communication

How Fear in the Media Shapes Public Health Behaviors: A Double-Edged Sword

During a crisis, information can be lifesaving. But what happens when the dominant emotion in the news is fear? A recent study spanning five countries—United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and India—sheds light on how fear-driven media coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced public perception and preventive health behaviors. The findings are striking: while fear-based […]

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News

Public Health News Roundup, March 12, 2025

Be a Changemaker—Support Independent Public Health! Stay informed with the latest developments and actionable strategies. Your free subscription directly supports our self-funded mission to deliver crucial updates weekly. 💡 Every moment counts! Share now and invite others to amplify this important message! A small study of COVID vaccine aftereffects triggers a political and scientific storm […]

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Communication

How Belief in COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Spread Faster Than the Pandemic

In August 2021, as the world was grappling with the Delta variant of COVID-19, another crisis was unfolding—this time, in the realm of information. A survey of over 10,000 Americans revealed a troubling truth: a significant portion of the population believed in alternative theories about the origins and purpose of the pandemic. These ranged from […]

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Environment

The Emotional and Physical Toll of COVID-19 Burial Teams in Ghana

The COVID-19 pandemic left no corner of the globe untouched, creating a wave of fear, loss, and disruption that continues to ripple through societies. Among those on the frontlines were Ghana’s Environmental Health Officers (EHOs), an often-overlooked group tasked with the heart-wrenching and hazardous responsibility of burying the pandemic’s victims. These workers faced unimaginable challenges, […]

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Policy

The Fragile Balance of Trust

Imagine scrolling through your newsfeed and encountering a headline about a miraculous new COVID-19 cure. The article looks legitimate, but how do you decide whether to believe it? This decision hinges on an intricate psychological mechanism called epistemic trust—our ability to assess the credibility of knowledge and determine if it’s relevant, accurate, and worth adopting. […]

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Commentary

Income Inequality and Educational COVID Response

Over a year out, how did schools do in responding to COVID? The truth is we don’t quite know yet; maybe it was good, maybe it was terrible? I based a large part of my failed candidacy for my local school board on the premise that we needed to find out the impact so we […]

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