In March 2020, America’s health officials initiated pandemic lockdown protocols for a novel coronavirus. The 2019 Global Health Security Index ranked the United States number one in pandemic preparedness,...
Diego Trevino, Contributing Writer
• October 4, 2023
This year, Tulane University Campus Health no longer requires the COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, but they are “strongly encouraged,” according to the Campus Health website.
Caesar...
In 2019, less than 2% of all stimulant prescriptions — drugs that are commonly used to treat ADHD — were prescribed via telehealth visits, according to Trilliant Health. By 2022, this figure multiplied,...
Mimi Muir, Contributing Writer
• November 30, 2022
As COVID-19 regulations are lifted in many places worldwide, students are able to study abroad for the first time in a while. Tulane University students can apply to a variety of abroad programs and...
2020 saw closed borders, restrictive travel and fear taking hold in ways our generation had yet to see. While no one was free from the global changes we saw due to COVID-19, young adults faced a particular...
As of March 15, Tulane University has administered 18,557 COVID-19 tests during the spring semester.
There are three active COVID-19 cases — one student and two employees. Tulane has...
For as long as I have been streaming, I have been a die-hard Spotify user. Long have I hailed the superior discovery algorithms and social interfaces. I made a playlist every month, usually with about...
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Just three months later, U.S. COVID-19 cases reached two million, with no end in sight.
The global pandemic brought novel challenges. Uncertainty...
Faith McLean, Associate Arcade Editor
• February 1, 2022
Hopes were high as I anxiously awaited my results at Urgent Care. But as my COVID-19 test came back positive, my holiday spirit dissipated.
No singing Christmas carols with my friends while...
COVID-19 spread undetected through Mardi Gras crowds two years ago, turning New Orleans into an epicenter in the early days of the pandemic.
Last week, the New Orleans City Council officially declared...
Jordan Levine, Contributing Columnist
• November 17, 2021
On Oct. 28, Tulane University Campus Health blasted an email to students and faculty that likely came as a shock to many: the mask mandate would be lifted effective Oct. 29.
This email stated that...
In an Oct. 28 email to the Tulane University community, Campus Health announced the lifting of the indoor mask mandate for all campus visitors, in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
