The American Rescue Plan Act goes into effect April 1st, 2021, and it makes some big changes to health insurance access for people in the United States. These changes make medical insurance less expensive and easier to get. There are also big changes to COBRA plan pricing (big!), flexible spending accounts, and paid sick time. …
ICYMI: Those Nerdy Girls were recently profiled in National Geographic Magazine! Some highlights: “It’s like Grey’s Anatomy, Sex in the City, Friends, The Crown—name your favorite show. That’s me and the Nerdy Girls on Saturday,” she says. ~Susan Guariano, a Newark, Delaware, resident, tunes in every week (to FB live Q&As). “In a world where …
En esta edición de la serie de “Conoce a las Nerdy Girls”, les presentamos a la Dra. Ashley Ritter. La Dra. Ritter es una de las médicas clínicas que forma parte de nuestro equipo fantástico en Dear Pandemic, nuestra página en inglés. Es enfermera especializada en geriatría e investigadora de servicios de salud. En su …
En esta edición de la serie de “Conoce a las Nerdy Girls”, les presentamos a la Dra. Sandra Albrecht, PhD, MPH. La Dra. Albrecht contribuye regularmente en Dear Pandemic, nuestra pagina en ingles, y es la jefa de redacción aquí en Querida Pandemia. Como muchas de las Nerdy Girls, la Dra. Albrecht es una investigadora …
This week in Meet Those Nerdy Girls, we’re delighted to introduce Dr. Michelle Kinder, PhD. Dr. Kinder is a PhD-trained immunologist working in industry, where she studies immunology and cancer drug therapies. 🧪 She volunteered to join the Dear Pandemic team last August! We need to tell you right up front that what Dr. Kinder …
En esta edición de la serie de “Conoce a las Nerdy Girls, les presentamos a la Nerdy Girl extraordinaria, Dra. Aparna Kumar, PhD, MPH, CRNP. La Dra. Kumar es una enfermera facultativa psiquiátrica de salud mental practicante (PMHNP-BC) e investigadora que se especializa en la salud mental de niños, adolescentes y mujeres. Su carrera se …
In this Live event, we’ll be celebrating the 1 year anniversary of Dear Pandemic’s launch on March 13, 2020. Co-founder Dr. Malia Jones will be joined by a whole mess of Nerdy Girls: Alison Buttenheim, Ashley Ritter, Jennifer Dowd, Lauren Hale, Sandra Albrecht, Amanda Simanek, Lindsey Leininger, Shoshana Abronowitz, and Gretchen Peterson. We’ll be reflecting …
It’s been a heck of a year. For us all. For me, for all of you readers, and for the whole Dear Pandemic team. A year ago, I never could have anticipated where this would end up. The ol’ Magic 8-Ball doesn’t have a response that says “29-woman strong mostly volunteer team fighting the #infodemic …
This week in Meet the Nerdy Girls, we’re delighted to introduce our readers to Dr. Sarah Coles, MD. Dr. Coles is a board-certified family physician practicing in both hospital and outpatient settings in Phoenix, Arizona. She sees patients in every stage of life, for any concern. She came to Dear Pandemic’s team as a 1-month …
En esta edición de la serie de “Conoce a las ‘Nerdy Girls’”, les presentamos a la Dra. Jennifer Beam Dowd, nuestra jefa de redacción y científica extraordinaria. La Dra. Dowd es una científica social y de la salud pública quien se identifica más como una demógrafa. ¿Qué es una demógrafa? Dra. Dowd utiliza estadísticas para …
