Month: February 2020

There are more useful things to do than worry. For one thing, you could wash your hands. (And did you get your flu shot?) View original article Contributor:

China is racing to screen ever more patients in Hubei Province, acknowledging that delays in diagnosing the virus are a major obstacle to controlling the epidemic. View original article Contributor:

This outbreak has killed more people, and more quickly, than a previous epidemic. View original article Contributor:

More than 900 people have died from the new virus in China. The 2002-3 epidemic, which also began in the country, killed 774 people worldwide. View original article Contributor:

By 2030, nearly one in two adults will be obese, and nearly one in four will be severely obese. View original article Contributor:

Doctors must balance patients’ needs, parents’ concerns, pressure from pharmaceutical representatives and challenges from insurance companies. View original article Contributor:

“What kind of government is this?’ asks a family of three generations sickened by the new virus and desperate for care in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of the outbreak. View original article Contributor:

The number of dead has surpassed the 2002 SARS outbreak toll, but there are hopes the rate of infection is slowing. View original article Contributor: Gerry Shih