Month: June 2020

Our “hidden enemy,” in plain sight. View original article Contributor:

The best practices for controlling an infectious disease like COVID-19 aren’t easy to follow—keeping six feet apart from others, wearing face masks in public, and, if you’re a health care worker, wearing shields to protect your eyes as well. But in a study published Monday in The Lancet, researchers provide the strongest evidence yet that … Read more

In its latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control (CDC) say that there were limited instances of COVID-19 in the U.S. during most of January, and that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease, didn’t start to spread widely until the end of the month and into February. … Read more

Every time she has to buy groceries lately, Lily Marquez gets worried. She lives in a two-bedroom apartment in San Francisco with her two young children, her husband, her chronically ill mother-in-law, and her husband’s grandmother. Both of the older women are at high-risk of becoming severely ill if they get COVID-19, and she doesn’t … Read more

An Italian report suggests recent patients have lower viral loads, but that’s not likely because of changes to the virus, experts say. View original article Contributor: Joel Achenbach

Asthma can vary greatly from person to person, with differences in severity and frequency of attacks as well as what triggers those attacks. View original article Contributor: Linda Searing

A poster in support of kindness and community spirit during the Coronavirus pandemic. The response to coronavirus (COVID-19) has demonstrated the contribution that communities make to public health. Community life is essential for health and wellbeing, and we are all more aware of the value of social connections, neighbourliness, sense of belonging, control, and mutual … Read more

Five hundred species are likely to become extinct over the next two decades, according to a new study. View original article Contributor:

Researchers whose canceled U.S. grant caused an outcry from other scientists urge preventive monitoring of viruses in southwestern China. View original article Contributor: