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Catching Waves
Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash Published in the Humboldt Independent on June 23, 2020 What A Second Wave Might Look Like The notable spikes in COVID-19 numbers following the optimistic reopening of several states have drawn attention to the…
OK, Zoomer
Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash With schools and many workplaces closed and millions of people sheltering in place over the past three months, our intensely social species has found its social habits undergoing a sometimes disturbing transformation. Many changes…
Addiction
Photo by Külli Kittus on Unsplash We have a bit of a tendency to throw around the word “addiction.” On one hand, we have the “fun” kind of addiction, as in, “this new show is so addictive”, or “I’m addicted…
It Takes the Vaccination of Millions to Hold Them Back
Photo by CDC on Unsplash Vaccination is a process in which our immune systems are introduced to a harmless version of an infectious agent, such as a virus or bacterium. This introduction induces the body’s natural immune response and marks…
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet
Photo by Testalize.me on Unsplash Just a few short weeks ago, much of the Covid-19 news was focused on the shortage of mechanical ventilators, machines that breathe for a patient who can no longer breathe on their own. More ventilators…
Alone and Lonely, Together Or, I Promise This Isn’t Entirely About Coronavirus
Photo by Emma Simpson on Unsplash Sociality (not socialism) is the degree to which an animal cooperates or associates with its own kind, and it is a product of survival, evolution, and biology. Some organisms, like many big cats, are…
Going Viral
Photo by Ashkan Forouzani on Unsplash Have you adjusted yet? It would not be surprising if your answer were a resounding “No!” You might even be feeling a kind of grief for your former life, the one in which you…
Love in the Time of Covid-19: Quarantine Your Fear
Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash Published in the Humboldt Independent on March 31, 2020 We are living through one of the scariest times in recent history, and humans are not very good at being scared. Experiencing an overwhelming global…
Facing the Coronavirus Pandemic Together
Photo by Adam Nieścioruk on Unsplash Published in the Humboldt Independent on March 24, 2020 While Humboldt County’s lone official positive case of Covid-19 has recovered, the highly infectious and deadly disease caused by a novel coronavirus that emerged in…
Local Boards Collaborate on Healthcare Planning
Twenty four representatives of four local organizations met January 16th at the Hospital’s new Sprowel Creek Campus to explore the possibilities for improving healthcare outreach to Northern Mendocino and Southern Humboldt’s smaller, remote communities. Board members and senior staff from…