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What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule? A health law scholar explains

  • Written by Margaret Riley, Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia
imageHIPAA allows you to control disclosure of certain types of personal health information.Heath Korvola/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s Privacy Rule is a federal law prohibiting health care providers, businesses and the people working with them – including administrative staff,...

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4 Haitian novels that beautifully blend history, memory and reality

  • Written by Marlene Daut, Professor of African Diaspora Studies, University of Virginia

Following the July 7, 2021 assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse and after one Haitian official requested that the U.N. and U.S. send troops to help stabilize the nation, many Haitian activists and artists recoiled at the prospect of yet another outside intervention.

The Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat is one artist...

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Worried about traveling with unvaccinated kids? 6 questions answered on how to manage the risks

  • Written by William C. Miller, Senior Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University
imageThe requirement to wear masks in airports lowers the risk of air travel.ArtMarie/E+ via Getty Images

Across the U.S., COVID-19 cases are rising again, primarily in unvaccinated populations. Most of these cases are due to the highly infectious delta variant of SARS-Cov-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Many children are among those who...

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Fight for control threatens to destabilize and fragment the internet

  • Written by Nick Merrill, Research Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
imageInternational power plays are a threat to a stable, open internet.erhui1979/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

You try to use your credit card, but it doesn’t work. In fact, no one’s credit card works. You try to go to some news sites to find out why, but you can’t access any of those, either. Neither can anyone else....

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COVID-19 could cause male infertility and sexual dysfunction – but vaccines do not

  • Written by Ranjith Ramasamy, Associate Professor of Urology, University of Miami
imageNew research has found that some men who have had COVID-19 might experience unwanted sexual side effects.tuaindeed/iStock via Getty Images

Contrary to myths circulating on social media, COVID-19 vaccines do not cause erectile dysfunction and male infertility.

What is true: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a risk for both disorders.

Un...

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Kids' grip strength is improving, but other measures of muscle fitness are getting worse

  • Written by Grant R. Tomkinson, Professor of Kinesiology, University of North Dakota
imageClimbing in the playground is just one of many activities kids can do to improve muscle fitness.Fran Polito/Moment via Getty Images

Physical fitness in kids refers to their ability to perform physical activity. Their fitness level is not only important for success in sports and athletics, but also for good health.

Aerobic fitness – the ability...

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Joy and grief will coexist as Americans return to pre-pandemic life – 'everyday memorials' will help

  • Written by David Sloane, Professor of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California
imagePart of the joy of emerging from the pandemic has been to once again be able to hug friends and family.Jose Jordan/AFP via Getty Images

After more than 17 months of pandemic restrictions, Americans find themselves at an awkward cultural divide. As psychologist Adam Grantwrote in a New York Times article, some of us feel a true whoosh of joy at the...

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What is unrestricted funding? Two philanthropy experts explain

  • Written by Genevieve Shaker, Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
imageWhen money comes with strings attached, it doesn't always do the most good.spukkato/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Unrestricted funds are grants or donations nonprofits get to spend any way they believe is appropriate to further their mission.

Unrestricted funding can also come with some limitations. Donors might, for example, designate the money for...

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Why does gravity pull us down and not up?

  • Written by Mario Borunda, Associate Professor of Physics, Oklahoma State University
imageGravity feels like it's pulling everything toward Earth, but why?AdventurePhoto/E+ via WikimediaCommonsimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Why does gravity pull us down and not up? - Gracie, age 9, Brookline, Massachusetts

Gravity...

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Sexual harassment cases at school: Appeals court ruling could change how schools judge complaints

  • Written by Scott F. Johnson, Professor of Law, Concord Law School
imageIn Doe v. Fairfax, a student sued her school district for not taking sufficient action after she reported a sexual assault.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

When a Virginia high school teen reported that another student repeatedly touched her breasts and genitals without consent during a school band trip, the school decided there...

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  3. What would the ancient Greeks think of an Olympics with no fans?
  4. Extreme heat waves in a warming world don't just break records -- they shatter them
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  6. Is climate change to blame for the recent weather disasters? 2 things you need to understand
  7. Why America has a debt ceiling: 5 questions answered
  8. How limiting Latin Mass may become the defining moment for Pope Francis
  9. In times of stress, turning to contemplation can be helpful – here's why religions emphasize rest
  10. There's a long history of dances being pilfered for profit – and TikTok is the latest battleground
  11. The Trump administration feuded with state and local leaders over pandemic response – now the Biden administration is trying to turn back a page in history
  12. This is what happens to child migrants found alone at the border, from the moment they cross into the US until age 18
  13. Pandemic has teens feeling worried, unmotivated and disconnected from school
  14. DACA in doubt after court ruling: 3 questions answered
  15. Screentime can make you feel sick – here are ways to manage cybersickness
  16. Canceling student loan debt will barely boost the economy, but a targeted approach could help certain groups
  17. Should fully immunized people wear masks indoors? An infectious disease physician weighs in
  18. Our analysis of 7 months of polling data shows friendships, the economy and firsthand experience shaped and reshaped views on COVID-19 risks
  19. Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s – thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote
  20. AI spots shipwrecks from the ocean surface – and even from the air
  21. Afghanistan after the US withdrawal: The Taliban speak more moderately but their extremist rule hasn't evolved in 20 years
  22. US is split between the vaccinated and unvaccinated – and deaths and hospitalizations reflect this divide
  23. Are middle lanes fastest in track and field? Data from 8,000 racers shows not so much
  24. Why Gil Scott-Heron's 'Whitey on the Moon' still feels relevant today
  25. Why women need male allies in the workplace – and why fighting everyday sexism enriches men too
  26. Insulin was discovered 100 years ago – but it took a lot more than one scientific breakthrough to get a diabetes treatment to patients
  27. Lawsuits over bans on teaching critical race theory are coming – here's what won't work, and what might
  28. COVID-19 recession: One of America's deepest downturns was also its shortest after bailout-driven bounceback
  29. Effects of childhood adversity linger during college years
  30. Why a 19th-century Russian anarchist is relevant to the mask and vaccine debate
  31. How to avoid food-borne illness – a nutritionist explains
  32. Free school meals for all children can improve kids' health
  33. The US Army tried portable nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn't go well
  34. Why the US won't be able to shirk moral responsibility in leaving Afghanistan
  35. Energy pipelines are controversial now, but one of the first big ones helped win World War II
  36. Low- and middle-income countries lack access to big data analysis – here's how to fill the gap
  37. We are all propagandists now
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  42. Why livestreamers should sell their products with a poker face – not a smile
  43. Calls to cancel Chaucer ignore his defense of women and the innocent – and assume all his characters’ opinions are his
  44. Why conservatorships like the one controlling Britney Spears can lead to abuse
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  46. Evangelical support for Israel is neither permanent nor inevitable
  47. New COVID-19 vaccine warnings don't mean it's unsafe – they mean the system to report side effects is working
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