The Conversation - Ukrainians just want to go home

What is Paxlovid and how will it help the fight against coronavirus? An infectious diseases physician answers questions on the COVID-19 pill

Patrick Jackson, University of Virginia

An infections disease doctor discusses the use, benefits and availability of a drug to prevent severe COVID-19.

How to protect your family from horrific news images – and still stay informed

Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University

Images of war, violence, suffering and death can have a traumatic impact on those who view them.

Diaper need emerges as health indicator during pandemic

Emily Belarmino, University of Vermont; Lauren A. Clay, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Researchers find that households without enough diapers for their children are more likely to struggle with other hardships.

4 things to know about Moldova and Transnistria – and why Russia’s war may spread beyond Ukraine to reach them soon

Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida

Military tensions and political concern are heating up in Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova that borders Ukraine. An Eastern European expert answers four key questions about this region.

Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues

Kate Clifford Larson, Brandeis University

Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom. Less known is her role as a Union spy during the Civil War.

Despite $400 boost, Pell Grants fall far short of original goal to make college more affordable for low- and middle-income students

Donald E. Heller, University of San Francisco

The Pell Grant would have to be doubled in order for its purchasing power to be anywhere near what it used to be, a scholar observes.

How burying the dead keeps the living human

Dimitris Xygalatas, University of Connecticut

Ukrainian families’ anguish at not being able to bury their loved ones underscores a deep human need, an anthropologist writes.

How race and religion have always played a role in who gets refuge in the US

Laura E. Alexander, University of Nebraska Omaha; Jane Hong, Occidental College; Karen Hooge Michalka, University of Mary; Luis A. Romero, Texas Christian University

Four scholars of race, religion and immigration explain how US refugee and asylum policy has long been racially and religiously discriminatory in practice.

The dietary supplement you’re taking could be tainted with prescription medications and dangerous hidden ingredients, according to a new study

Beer and spirits have more detrimental effects on the waistline and on cardiovascular disease risk than red or white wine

Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse