Health statisticians keep careful tabs on how many people die every week. Based on what’s happened in past years, they know what to expect – but 2020 death counts are surging beyond predictions.
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A team of experts argues that after taking care of essential workers, COVID-19 vaccinations should be given to the greatest transmitters of the virus, who are mostly the young.
The CDC’s sweeping eviction moratorium leaves more questions than answers – as well as concerns that it merely pushes the problem into winter.
The CDC has long been a trusted source of health information, keeping the public not only safe but calm in times of disease outbreaks. Public health officials fear now for its reputation.
The US response to the coronavirus was slow and problematic, but it also was rooted in a 19th-century way of viewing public health.
Health statisticians keep careful tabs on how many people die every week. Based on what’s happened in past years, they know what to expect – but 2020 death counts are surging beyond predictions.
A White House decision to take over collection of COVID-19 data from the CDC sparked worries over political interference. A public data expert talks about the importance of transparent public data.
It’s easier said than done, acknowledges a nursing professor with four children. But it’s going to be necessary during the coronavirus pandemic.
Masks are only effective if you follow certain principles when wearing them.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is arguably the world’s best-placed agency to fight COVID-19. But it’s been cut out of the loop, and pandemic data will now go straight to the White House.
The Trump administration has revised CDC health guidelines and undermined its own experts, making it harder for science to prevail over politics in US’s coronavirus strategy.
The purveyors of these myths, including politicians who have been soft peddling the impact of the coronavirus, aren’t doing the country any favors.
Warnings about major disease outbreaks are supposed to come from national and international medical intelligence and surveillance agencies that most Americans have never heard of.
Amazon and General Motors are among companies exploring ways to test employees for COVID-19 infection, but these measures may be against the law.
It’s hard to eat while wearing a face mask, and social distancing isn’t easy in restaurants’ normally tight quarters. An infectious disease expert offers some tips on what to look for to stay safe.
Many patients without a diagnosis of Lyme disease report a constellation of symptoms, sometimes for years. Does chronic Lyme disease exist?
The US is slowly reopening, but the messages from governments are confusing. An expert offers guidance on many people’s first priority – connecting with loved ones.
Mysteries surround the coronavirus, but our expert is here to address some of the most perplexing issues.
Those who work in the background to keep everyone healthy — public health nurses, health inspectors, laboratory techs and epidemiologists — deserve recognition in the fight against COVID-19.
Both cats and dogs can become infected with the coronavirus. The chances of them getting sick or passing it on to you or another animal are extremely low.
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Regents' Professor & Chair, Medical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
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Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University
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Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis
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Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Director Epidemiology Education, Indiana University
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Professor of Statistics and Interim Dean, College of Science, Virginia Tech
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Associate Professor of Management, Policy, and Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Associate Dean for Regional Campuses, University of California, San Francisco
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Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
