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nursing homes, nonprofit organizations, and historic sites have been developing technological solutions on the fly to help older adults combat social isolation caused by the disease. Photo by iStock.

Technology is keeping older adults healthy and connected during the coronavirus outbreak

“All kinds of technological innovation that we’ve been calling for for years to help homebound older adults is suddenly happening quickly,” says Christina Matz, a gerontologist in the School of Social Work.
As the new coronavirus continues to spread, healthcare workers around the world have been forced to decide who lives and who dies. Photo by iStock.

Here’s how healthcare workers are being affected by the coronavirus

“The lives of healthcare workers will be profoundly affected by the hours they will need to work and the trauma that they might be experiencing,” says Erika Sabbath, an assistant professor who studies workplace stress.
Samantha Teixeira

‘Where you grow up matters’

Samantha Teixeira, an assistant professor, works with teenagers in Boston to examine how the neighborhoods in which they grow up can shape their future.

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