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Lauren Leffer

Excluding visitors from hospitals may harm patients, families and providers, say health care workers
Lauren Leffer • February 19, 2021
Hospitals and staff have tried to adapt through multiple COVID-19 waves with changing practices and communication tools
Lauren Leffer • February 12, 2021
Proper mask wearing helps us stay safe during the pandemic, but masks limit what we can see in other peoples’ faces. Test how well you can interpret masked emotions in the quiz at the bottom of the page
Lauren Leffer • February 10, 2021
Depending on where you live, abortion care this year may have become either harder or easier to access than ever before
Lauren Leffer • January 13, 2021
To save the plants, one scientific field highlights the importance of protecting Indigenous knowledge
Lauren Leffer • December 18, 2020
The discovery of organisms that are new to science has historically required years of field work, but species could become something we create instead of find
Lauren Leffer • November 25, 2020
Millions of people rely on the Air Quality Index, but experts say it’s a rough measure at best
Lauren Leffer • November 19, 2020
You’ve heard of the fly on the wall, but what about the crow in the city?