Month: April 2020

His years as a social worker led him to preach community engagement as the rector of St. Mark’s Church in Jackson Heights, Queens. View original article Contributor:

Comfort foods like chips and cookies can short-circuit our biology and accelerate the onset of diabetes and heart disease. View original article Contributor:

Preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals are seeing surging audiences, with many new readers not well versed in the limitations of the latest research findings. View original article Contributor:

Newly detected infections in New Jersey surged even as the situation in New York stabilized. Governors on the East and West Coasts formed alliances to coordinate future action. View original article Contributor:

A Covid diary: This is what I saw as the pandemic engulfed our hospitals. View original article Contributor:

A well-run system still led to a lockdown. Maybe the answer to the pandemic is a plan “on a scale that would previously be considered unimaginable.” View original article Contributor:

Her son’s skin and muscles are tender and sore. She has a cough and headache. Her husband has shortness of breath. Do any of them have Covid-19? View original article Contributor:

The authorities in Turkey will release thousands of prisoners amid fears of a widening outbreak. In China, two new vaccines have been approved for testing on humans and red tape is preventing the export of face masks. View original article Contributor:

At the University of Louisville hospital in Kentucky, dozens of patients each day need the help of an interpreter to understand their medical conditions and make informed choices about their care. Before patients in the area showed COVID-19 symptoms, medical interpreters provided translations for as many as 30-40 people each day in Spanish or Amharic—a … Read more