All Sides with Amy Juravich

When the pandemic slowed the wheels of justice in March, courts across the U.S. powered up technology and launched virtual courtrooms. The Ohio Supreme Court awarded $6 million in technology grants to help 277 local courts with needed upgrades.

From the plague to the present day coronavirus pandemic, disease outbreaks have shaped everything in society from politics to personal relationships. Yale medical historian Frank Snowden explores this theme in his recent book, Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present.

This episode originally aired on May 13, 2020. Postal workers continue to handle and deliver more than 150 million pieces of first-class mail a day while the coronavirus lurks and financial and political pressures on the agency mount. President Trump wants to privatize the postal service while Congress grapples with the best way to provide relief.

Packed crowds on the patios of Columbus bars over the weekend prompted social distancing violation warnings from the city’s health department. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on CNN Sunday said the state would take action if businesses refuse to follow COVID-19 prevention measures.

This episode originally aired on May 7, 2020. Just as the Columbus real estate market entered its busiest months, COVID-19 struck. The National Association of Realtors reported that pending home sales dropped 20 percent in March. Nationwide, nearly 4 million homeowners have sought mortgage relief and were not paying their mortgage in April.

Before the 1970s, emergency wards were typically staffed with junior doctors from different fields. Critical illnesses and injuries often were treated by first year resident surgeons. Then, the specialty of emergency medicine was developed and now, textbooks, advanced training programs and treatment algorithms are in play. And that’s a good thing in the age of COVID-19.

This episode originally aired on May 8, 2020. By early May, more than 270,000 people have died around the world from the disease attributed to the new coronavirus. First identified in Wuhan, China in December, the virus has infected nearly four million worldwide, including well over a million in the U.S., which now lays claim to one in every four deaths.

The coronavirus pandemic wages on, and scientists and public health experts say the only way for it to come to an end is to develop, produce and distribute a vaccine as soon as possible. As countries around the world scramble for a potential vaccine, with over 100 currently in development, there’s no clear indication of how soon one will be ready, let alone how it will be mass-produced for the world at large.

Antibody testing could help health researchers track the spread of COVID-19, with the hope of hastening the return of life as it was before the pandemic. Dozens of antibody tests for the novel coronavirus have come online in recent weeks, but not all tests are made equal.

Postal workers continue to handle and deliver more than 150 million pieces of first-class mail a day while the coronavirus lurks and financial and political pressures on the agency mount. President Trump wants to privatize the postal service while Congress grapples with the best way to provide relief.