Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Massive U.S. contact tracing effort 'of critical importance'

Before the United States can reopen safely, a new workforce at least 100,000 strong should be in place to trace the contacts of people diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

As outbreaks flatten in places, Japan, India see more cases

Coronavirus infections are spiking in Japan and creating hot spots in India's congested cities just as the U.S. and some of the hardest-hit European countries are considering when to start easing restrictions that have helped ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

U.S. faces long road to reopening amid COVID-19 crisis

The American Enterprise Institute, in collaboration with faculty from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, released a report on March 28 titled "National Coronavirus Response: A Road Map to Reopening." While most ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Is it safe to fly during the coronavirus pandemic?

To prevent spread of the coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged social-distancing measures. However, airports and airplanes are not designed for maintaining the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Now is not the time to ease social distancing measures, experts say

In a tweet issued late Sunday night, President Donald Trump suggested that the economic impact of social distancing measures enacted around the United States may be worse than the spread of—and deaths attributed to—the ...

Cardiology

Advisory calls for bridging inequities in rural health

People who live in rural America are vulnerable to heart disease. Breaking down health care barriers for these residents is an inequity problem that needs innovative approaches, according to a new advisory from the American ...

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