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Submitted Photo Twenty-five-year old Myranda Tetzlaff enjoys taking her two dogs on long walks, but she still has anxiety about being around other people on trails. Myranda Tetzlaff is a 25-year-old who has two pit bull mixes named Bub and Goose. She takes them on long walks for exercise. But she recently caught herself backing out of a hike— because she was afraid of seeing other people on the trail. “Oh, it's nice outside, we've been in a pandemic, and everyone's been cooped up in their homes,” Tetzlaff said. “Oh, that means everyone's going to probably also be at the park. And so...

Listen • 3:41 Josie Shaw, a Swahili interpreter in Clive, Iowa, makes short videos to share with refugees that has information about COVID-19. She says she's trying to combat misinformation spread through social media. The Johnson County Public Health Department in eastern Iowa has COVID-19 information available in about a half -dozen languages. But Samuel Jarvis, who works for the department, says getting this translated information out during the pandemic can be really hard. "Because the information changes quickly. And really, it has to be at a faster pace," he says....

Community Health Network's nurses volunteered to staff clinics providing vaccines to the community. On normal days, the gym at this Indianapolis school would be filled with kids in phys ed classes. But last Saturday it was the scene of a pop-up vaccination clinic. And the mood was just as up-beat. One nurse brought her husband to the KIPP Indy Legacy High School to get vaccinated — to cheers from everyone around. At the entrance to the gym, volunteers used laptops to help people check in. Most got their shots without a wait. After all, community workers had pre-registered 200 area residen...

Black medical students face challenges from the beginning. With less access to quality public school education, many find themselves ill-prepared and it takes them multiple tries at standardized tests required for medical school entrance. Once accepted, some are faced with racism inside the lecture and hospital halls.

On a recent Saturday, a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic is in full swing at the Corinthian Baptist Church in Des Moines. People sit patiently, scattered