The challenges to the healthcare professionals by COVID-19

The Challenges to the Healthcare Professionals by COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic will overwhelm the already overburdened personnel working in the healthcare sector. The doctors, nurses, paramedics, and other...
China vowed to keep wildlife off the menu, a tough promise to keep

China Vowed to keep Wildlife off the menu, a Tough Promise to Keep

The government has moved slowly to permanently stop the sale and consumption of wild animals in the wake of...
Ford and GM are making tens of thousands of ventilators.

Ford and GM are Making tens of Thousands of Ventilators. It may Already be...

From major car makers to DIY creations, we’re about to have more ventilators than we ever thought possible.
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How does an American nurse contract Ebola? With directions like these.

Here's what's scary about the Dallas health-care worker infected with Ebola: she knew she was treating an Ebola patient.
5 ways to prevent another 100,000 coronavirus deaths

5 Ways to Prevent Another 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths in the US (and Beyond)

It’s time to fix the glaring gaps in death data and drastically improve measures to keep the coronavirus out...
The US now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than anywhere else in the world

The US now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than anywhere else in the world

Here’s how the US got here — and what to do next. March 26 marked...
Singapore’s Covid-19 case fatality rate is remarkably low. Why?

Singapore’s Covid-19 Case Fatality Rate is Remarkably Low. Why?

Death rates can be the byproduct of lots of testing — and a little randomness.
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Periorbital Cellulitis: A Common Condition in Children

One morning I got up and found my 3-year-old daughter had a slightly swollen and red-eye. I thought it...
healthy volunteers would be exposed to Covid-19

“Human challenge trials,” where healthy volunteers would be exposed to Covid-19, explained

Advocates say human trials could speed up the development of a coronavirus vaccine. As a...
How a Chinese immigrant neighborhood is struggling amid coronavirus-related xenophobia

How a Chinese Immigrant Neighborhood is Struggling amid Coronavirus-related Xenophobia

With dim sum restaurant closures and empty senior centers, some worry Brooklyn’s Sunset Park may never recover.

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