Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Three countries have kept coronavirus in check; here's how they did it
Vietnam. South Korea. Taiwan.
Mar 27, 2020
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Travel hub UAE to halt flights as virus reaches Gaza, Syria
The United Arab Emirates, home to the world's busiest international airport, announced early on Monday that it was suspending all passenger and transit flights for two weeks to stymie the spread of the new coronavirus.
Mar 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stopping coronavirus: What does the evidence say are the best measures?
The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been spreading rapidly but at a different rate in different countries. A variety of emergency responses and policy strategies have been implemented with varying outcomes so far.
Mar 20, 2020
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WHO says 'aggressive' action needed in SEAsia to stop virus
The World Health Organization called for "aggressive" action in Southeast Asia to combat the fast-spreading coronavirus, warning Tuesday that some countries were heading towards community transmission of the deadly disease.
Mar 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children who experience racial discrimination show higher risk markers for later cardiometabolic disease
School children who experience racial discrimination show higher risk markers for later cardiometabolic disease, including diabetes, heart disease or stroke, according to new research from The Australian National University ...
Mar 17, 2020
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Calling COVID-19 the 'Wuhan Virus' is inaccurate and xenophobic
This week, my colleagues logged on to Twitter to see "#ChinaVirus" and "#WuhanVirus" trending in the United States. Most posts were written with dismay from people who couldn't believe some government officials were influencing ...
Mar 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is chronic kidney disease?
Chronic kidney disease is the gradual loss of kidney function. Some people, including African Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans, are at higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease. March is National Kidney ...
Mar 13, 2020
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Coronavirus: why the US is in a mess, and how to fix it
It's always been a question of when, and not whether, humanity would face another challenge on the scale of the 1918 flu pandemic.
Mar 13, 2020
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Genetics
Genetic study offers comprehensive and diverse view of recent US population history
Researchers have assembled one of the most comprehensive studies of population genetics ever conducted in the United States, bringing together large-scale genetics data from more than 32,000 participants in the National Geographic ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Storytelling can promote HPV vaccination among Asian-American women
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders—what demographers call AAPIs—are the nation's fastest-growing minority. Close to 20 million now live in the U.S. But you wouldn't know it from our public health data, where AAPIs ...
Mar 4, 2020
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