Public Health Emergency Archives - Page 13 of 22

Apr 2020

Everything we know about coronavirus immunity and antibodies — and plenty we still don’t

STAT’s Andrew Joseph writes that people who think they’ve been exposed to the novel coronavirus are clamoring for antibody tests […]

Apr 2020

The months of magical thinking: As the coronavirus swept over China, some experts were in denial

STAT’s Helen Branswell writes that the response to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States and other countries has been […]

Apr 2020

America Can Afford a World-Class Health System. Why Don’t We Have One?

Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton say our current health system takes from the poor and working class to generate […]

Apr 2020

Why contact tracers are key to unlocking economy

Jessie Hellmann writes in The Hill that a robust network of “contact tracers” is needed to control the spread of […]

Apr 2020

Woodrow Wilson’s Case of the Flu, and How Pandemics Change History

Steve Coll writes in the New Yorker how President Woodrow Wilson contracted the “Spanish Flu” more than 100 years ago, […]

Apr 2020

Coronavirus pandemic threatens to take crushing toll on rural areas, data show

Andrew Joseph writes in STAT that as the coronavirus crisis careens toward smaller towns and rural areas, a new data […]

Apr 2020

What Have Epidemiologists Learned About the Coronavirus?

Isaac Chotiner writes in the New Yorker that after a month of social-distancing measures in the U.S., researchers know more […]

Apr 2020

White House details guidelines for businesses, hospitals to get back to ‘normality’

Executive Editor Tina Reed of FierceHealthcare writes that the U.S. will begin following a phased-in approach to begin reopening the […]

Apr 2020

Think Globally, Open Your Mind about the Future of COVID-19

Listen to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown explain why it is crucial we take a global view of fighting […]

Apr 2020

Here’s What We Know about the Most Touted Drugs Tested for COVID-19

Numerous contenders—from a controversial malaria medication to treatments that regulate the immune system—are now in clinical trials Tanya Lewis of […]