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A Proposed EPA Regulation Would Endanger the Public’s Health
Under a new rule, the agency would be prevented from using crucial studies that include confidential information
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Public Health
How Does the New Coronavirus Compare with the Flu?
The flu has already caused about 10,000 deaths this season in the U.S. alone
Public Health
Will the New Coronavirus Keep Spreading or Not? You Have to Know One Little Number
Whenever there’s a new outbreak, scientists rush to calculate a number called R0, or R-naught
Public Health
Will the New Coronavirus Keep Spreading or Not? You Have to Know One Little Number
Whenever there’s a new outbreak, scientists rush to calculate a number called R 0 , or R-naught. Why? It’s been a critical part of the scientific effort to understand just how transmissible the new virus is...
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How Coronaviruses Cause Infection—from Colds to Deadly Pneumonia
The novel coronavirus outbreak raises questions about how such pathogens evolve and what makes infections mild or severe
Public Health
What’s Inside? Meat vs. Meatless Burgers
A look at ingredients and nutrition
Public Health
Novel Coronavirus Is a Reminder: The Best Defense against a New Viral Outbreak Is Early Detection
Infectious disease surveillance networks already exist, but they can be highly porous
Public Health
U.S. to Quarantine 195 Americans Evacuated from Wuhan
CDC officials raised the possibility that the coronavirus could become a pandemic, but hoped it would not be
Public Health
The New Coronavirus Outbreak: What We Know So Far
A virus that originated in Wuhan, China, has sickened thousands in the country and spread to numerous other nations
Public Health
“Unprecedented” Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis
The spreading swarms, triggered by cyclone rains, threaten crops in East Africa
Public Health
Study Reports First Case of Coronavirus Spread by Asymptomatic Person
A woman from China infected a person in Germany before she began displaying symptoms
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WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
The declaration was made because of the risk the virus poses to countries outside China, where limited person-to-person spread has occurred
Public Health
CDC Confirms First Known Person-to-Person Spread of New Coronavirus in U.S.
The case involved the husband of an infected woman who recently traveled to China
Public Health
Want to Prevent Another Coronavirus Epidemic?
We need to treat it as the deadly biological threat it is
Public Health
Australian Lab First to Grow New Virus Outside China
The team plans to share the virus with groups around the world to spur development of diagnostics and vaccines
Public Health
Stopping the Coronavirus: Have We Learned the Lessons from SARS?
The parallel dos and don’ts for the two viruses are striking
Public Health
The Coronavirus Questions That Scientists Are Racing to Answer
Although scientists have learned a lot so far, there is still much they do not know about the novel virus spreading in China and other countries
Public Health
Scientists Solve a Deadly TB Mystery
Tools used to reconstruct the rise of drug-resistant tuberculosis could also be applied in real time to ward off would-be epidemics
Public Health
Experts Warn of Possible Sustained Global Spread of New Coronavirus
If the virus cannot be contained, it could start regularly circulating in the population like other common respiratory viruses
Public Health
China’s Citywide Quarantines: Are They Ethical and Effective?
The country has shut down all travel to and from Wuhan and nearby cities in an attempt to curb the spread of a new virus
