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Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty, but that won’t change Silicon Valley
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, center, and her family leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse after the jury found her guilty on four counts in San Jose, Calif. Holmes was found guilty of four counts of defrauding investors, each carrying a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Photo by Dai Sugano/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images
Why a Covid-19 pill would be a game-changer for overwhelmed hospitals
There has been a gap in doctors' COVID-19 toolkit. A new pill might fill that gap. And it might help save hospitals on the brink. Photo illustration by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Should you sell your palm print to Amazon?
Better not, say two Northeastern scholars of law and marketing. While consumers may benefit from the convenience of touch-free checkout, it's not always clear what a company will do with consumers' biometric information once it has it.
Female physicians burn out faster than their male colleagues. Here's why.
Female physicians burn out faster than their male colleagues, according to research by Tim Hoff, professor of management, healthcare systems and health policy at Northeastern. Illustration by Hannah Moore/Northeastern University
An economic recovery depends on solving the ‘shecession'
Jamie Ladge highlights the urgency of widely available child care to including working parents, especially mothers, in the workforce post-pandemic.
Is child care funding in Biden's infrastructure bill vital to restoring the post-pandemic economy?
President Biden's infrastructure plan includes child care provisions, which Northeastern ‘shecession' researchers say are essential for welcoming women back to the workforce.
COVID-19 has changed the way we work, permanently
Accommodating remote work trends post-COVID will be a learning curve for workplaces, say Northeastern researchers.
Here's why spite spreads in people – and thrives in politics
Northeastern researchers, including Chris Riedl, present a new explanation for how spiteful behavior spreads in social circles and political movements.
Distant patient-doctor relationships could deter skeptics from getting the COVID-19 vaccine
Tim Hoff, a professor of management, healthcare systems, and public policy at Northeastern, says the deficiency of long-term relationships between patients and doctors may affect people's willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.