The outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States is the latest test for the federally managed Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), a secretive stash of medical supplies and equipment that the government has stored in case of emergencies. As the virus spreads throughout the United States — there are now more than 700 confirmed cases … Read more
(TOKYO) — The tentacles of canceling the Tokyo Olympics — or postponing or staging it in empty venues — would reach into every corner of the globe, much like the spreading virus that now imperils the opening ceremony on July 24. The International Olympic Committee and local organizers say the games are on, but the … Read more
As COVID-19 continues to spread both around the world and in the U.S., two separate efforts to find a medical solution to the virus are moving forward. At the University of Nebraska, the first patients have volunteered to test an experimental drug to treat COVID-19. And at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, researchers have … Read more
More than a thousand journalists from around the world have been put on notice after an attendee of a major computer-assisted reporting conference held over the weekend in New Orleans … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
With the spread of the coronavirus threatening the California event scheduled for next month, organizers moved the dates to October. View original article Contributor:
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Front-line health workers should use surgical masks to protect against the coronavirus that causes covid-19, CDC now advises, and reserve N95 masks for the riskiest situations. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun
Both are respiratory illnesses. Both have similar symptoms. Both are contagious. Both can be deadly. So why the nationwide coronavirus frenzy? View original article Contributor: Katie Mettler
County health officials say they told the family to self-quarantine after one of the daughters reported symptoms. The patient complied, but her father did not. View original article Contributor: Marisa Iati
The Food and Drug Administration said it will stop doing routine “surveillance” inspections of all foreign drug manufacturers. It previously had stopped inspections in China. View original article Contributor: Laurie McGinley