By Julia Conley Five weeks after launching an aggressive nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic—coupled with one of the most robust economic relief packages of any country—New Zealand’s government on Monday announced that the new coronavirus is currently “eliminated” in the nation. The country’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that while cases are […]
By Christopher Curley The COVID-19 pandemic has already swept through cities and urban centers. Now, the illness appears to be building like an infectious prairie fire in rural America, as well as in larger towns in the Midwest. That wasn’t the case just a few weeks ago. “Many rural communities aren’t seeing anything. They’re simply […]
By Maja Husaric and Vasso Apostolopoulos For centuries, doctors and care givers have listened to the different types of cough in search of clues to help diagnose underlying disease. Coughs are a valuable diagnostic tool, but how do you know if you’ve got a relatively harmless cough, a coronavirus cough – or something else altogether? […]
An area in Louisiana whose predominantly black and brown residents are hard-hit by health problems from industry overdevelopment is experiencing one of the highest death rates from coronavirus of any county in the United States. St. John the Baptist parish, which sits along the Gulf Coast region known as Cancer Alley, has seen 30 of […]
A central player in the fight against the novel coronavirus is our immune system. It protects us against the invader and can even be helpful for its therapy. But sometimes it can turn against us. How does our immune system react to the coronavirus? The coronavirus is — like any other virus — not much […]
By Andrea Germanos A coalition of climate organizations strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s in-person Friday meeting with the chief executives of some of the biggest fossil fuel companies in the world, saying the industry that fueled climate disaster must not be allowed to profiteer from government giveaways by getting bailout funds or preferred treatment during […]
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