Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A short guide to quarantining after holiday travel
If you traveled over the Thanksgiving holiday, it's time to go into quarantine.
Nov 29, 2020
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Why nursing home aides exposed to COVID-19 aren't taking sick leave
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated America's nursing homes, but the reasons aren't as simple as people might think.
Nov 24, 2020
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Shielding the vulnerable using a risk calculator, and why it won't be enough
In recent weeks, there have been controversial proposals to ask older, more vulnerable adults to isolate from society, while younger adults build herd immunity to COVID-19. These strategies have been criticized by leading ...
Nov 11, 2020
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In rural America, resentment over COVID-19 shutdowns is colliding with rising case numbers
As COVID-19 spreads through rural America, new infection numbers are rising to peaks not seen during this pandemic and pushing hospitals to their limits. Many towns are experiencing their first major outbreaks, but that doesn't ...
Oct 27, 2020
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How New Zealand must prepare for new COVID-19 cases
Our latest modeling shows New Zealanders need to redouble their efforts to keep track of people they meet, if we are to have a chance of controlling any re-emergence of COVID-19.
Aug 10, 2020
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Two weeks of mandatory masks, but a record 725 new cases: why are Melbourne's COVID-19 numbers so stubbornly high?
Melburnians have now been wearing mandatory face coverings in public for two weeks. Yet Premier Daniel Andrews yesterday announced another grim milestone in Victoria's second wave of COVID-19 infections: 725 new cases, a ...
Aug 6, 2020
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Work absences in April highest on record, suggesting under-count of COVID cases
In mid-April, as the COVID-19 epidemic roared through the nation, 2,017,105 jobholders were absent from work because they were ill. The April figure was the highest number since at least 1976, and more than double the rate ...
Jul 27, 2020
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Review into deaths of London bus drivers suggests earlier lockdown would have saved lives
An independent review into the deaths of London bus drivers from COVID-19, led by the UCL Institute of Health Equity suggests an earlier lockdown would have saved lives.
Jul 27, 2020
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Researchers address disproportionate COVID-19 infections among people of color
People of color are being disproportionately infected by the novel coronavirus, professor of computer science and biology at UNM Melanie Moses and associate professor of political science Kathy Powers say in an article published ...
Jul 9, 2020
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COVID-19: As offices reopen, here's what to expect if you're worried about getting sick on the job
If you're among the tens of millions of people returning to work or preparing to do so after months sheltering in place, you may be worried it will put you and your family at increased risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Jul 7, 2020
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