University Medical Center physicians establish an autonomic dysfunction clinic to address the surge of patients with long-term symptoms of COVID-19.
Over half of Americans considered internet access “essential” during the pandemic.
The panel discussed the influence of systemic racism on food accessibility and farm working conditions while urging the public to become more involved in food-related policy, especially in the Charlottesville community.
While Virginia’s rate of food insecurity is estimated to sit around 11.9 percent, Charlottesville faces a rate of 17.5 percent.
The now universal experience of social isolation can provide a greater sense of empathy for the chronically ill who spend months, years or even a lifetime apart from others.
Given the prevalence of disability and chronic illness in the United States, the coronavirus pandemic has magnified the inequalities in accessibility that persist in our society.
As racial minorites are underrepresented in the STEM field, University doctors have been hard at work on projects to fight underlying systemic barriers that contribute to this lack of diversity.
