Trump approves federal disaster declaration for Louisiana, Richard Oberhelman, MD, of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, comments on physicians and healthcare workers considering reusing personal protective equipment. March 25, 2020, AP News
The most important lesson of the 1918 influenza pandemic: Tell the damn truth, John Barry, an adjunct professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and author of The Great Influenza: the story of the deadliest pandemic in history, wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times. March 22, 2020
New Orleans’ ‘Let the good times roll’ now ‘Wash your hands’, Richard Oberhelman, chair of Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, says Mardi Gras could have created the perfect breeding ground for COVID-19. March 22, 2020, AP News
The Single Most Important Lesson from the 1918 Influenza, John Barry, an adjunct professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and author of The Great Influenza: the story of the deadliest pandemic in history, wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times. March 17, 2020
Worst-Case Estimates for U.S. Cornavirus Deaths, School of public Heath and Tropical Medicine Alum, Matthew Biggerstaff (ScD '17), featured in NY Times article on CDC COVID-19 modeling, March 13, 2020
Letters: Improve paid sick leave to better protect from viruses, Dr. Katherine Theall, professor in the Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences department and Director Mary Amelia Women’s Center, and Phyllis Raabe, Adjunct professor of the department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, co-wrote an opinion letter to the Baton Rouge Advocate, March 11, 2020
The 1918 flu pandemic, a cautionary tale, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine’s John Barry discusses the flu of 1918 and how information about it was disseminated at the time. March 8, 2020.
America's Coronavirus Virus: Psychology Of Panic And Stockpiling, Dr. Ronald Blanton of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine says a person’s response to the coronavirus depends a lot on where they live and how many cases have been reported in their area. March 6, 2020.
Coronavirus fears!, David Mushatt, MD, of the School of Medicine says people should not be fearful of the coronavirus but should be vigilant to protect themselves from it. March 2, 2020.
US experts comment on effectiveness of face masks, Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, vice president for research at Tulane, comments on the university’s research efforts regarding coronavirus. February 28, 2020.
Coronavirus impacts products from China, Douglas Nelson, PhD, economics professor at Tulane, discusses how the coronavirus could affect products from China. February 19, 2020.
Can this virus be contained? Probably not.John M. Barry is the author of “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History” and adjunct faculty at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, January 31, 2020.
Flu more concerning than coronavirus, local experts say, Lina Moses, PhD, of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and David Mushatt, MD, of the School of Medicine, discuss the recent coronavirus outbreak, January 28, 2020.
