Insights from COVID-19 pandemic-era innovations at the intersection of homelessness and substance use: in-depth qualitative interviews with key informants.  Gross C, Berry CA, Passmore H, Craft S, Blaufarb S, Ahmed N, Doran KM.  Harm Red…

COVID-19 outcomes among individuals with substance use disorders.  Chang CE, Knox D, Yu ZD, Shoaf K, Talboys SL, Hashibe M.  Public Health. 2026 Jan 16;252:106156. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2026.106156. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41546978. ht…

Indien. Why a fatal ‘black fungus’ struck India during the COVID-19 pandemic Mucormycosis may be triggered by low levels of albumin, the most common blood protein. (Science, USA, 07.01.2026) https://www.science.org/content/article/fatal-black-fung…

COVID-19, sense of control, and the rise of addictive behaviors: a study in Poland.  Górowska MP, Obarska K, Szymczak K, Gola M, Chodkiewicz J.  Postep Psychiatr Neurol. 2025 Dec;34(4):253-263. doi: 10.5114/ppn.2025.156769. Epub 2025 Dec…

Problem representation of the Risk Mitigation Guidance (RMG) within the context of dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and toxic drug deaths in British Columbia, Canada.  Gudiño Pérez D, Macevicius C, Norton A, Beck-McGreevy P, Selfridg…

School reopening during COVID-19 pandemic associated with improvement in children’s mental health Boston, MA—Reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic was linked with significantly lower rates of mental health diagnoses among children, includi…