Tally includes doctors, nurses and paramedics, as well as support staff such as hospital janitors, administrators and nursing home workers.
Contact tracing: what is it, how does it work?
Contact tracing is how public health workers identify people who may have COVID-19 and not know it and help them avoid spreading it to others.
Coronavirus: what if the drugs don’t work?
We have to steel ourselves for the possibility that no safe and effective vaccine or treatment will emerge and we may have to learn to live with COVID-19.
Tear-Gassing Protesters During An Infectious Outbreak ‘A Recipe For Disaster’
The chemical irritants in tear gas can promote the spread the coronavirus and increase the severity of COVID-19, experts warn.
Cluster headache: More than ‘just a headache’
Cluster headache can be so excruciating it is known as a “suicide headache” because many patients have suicidal thoughts during attacks.
How leadership in various countries has affected COVID-19 response effectiveness
Reliance on science and centralized messaging helped the response,. Confused, mixed messages, coupled with distrust of scientific experts, let the virus spread.
The ABCs of drug trials
From the research lab to your doctor’s office – here’s what happens in phase 1, 2, 3 drug trials
America’s financial crisis will make it harder to contain COVID-19
The more strain on personal finances people experience, the less likely they will seek medical care.
Raising a diverse army to track COVID-19
Health departments across the U.S. are working to create diverse teams of contact tracers to control the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
How does contact tracing work?
What happens after the diagnosis is crucial for changing the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
State campgrounds in 22 counties to reopen June 1
Counties reopening for camping are all actively in Phase 2 of Gov. Inslee’s ‘Safe Start’ plan and have also been approved for camping by county officials.
What Parents Should Know About Coronavirus as Kids Return to Babysitters, Day Cares and Camps
ProPublica scoured the latest research and talked with infectious disease and public health experts to help sort through the issues parents face in the pandemic
New dashboard provides updates on COVID-19 activity in King County
In a Q&A, Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County explains what the dashboard’s indicators mean.
At-home screening for ovarian, breast cancers is effective, UW-led study finds
The results indicate that at-home testing is a viable option for women to find out whether they have a propensity for these cancers.
Three additional counties OK’d to move to phase 2 reopening
Kittitas, Thurston, and Walla Walla counties have been approved to move into Phase 2 of the Washington state Governor Inslee’s Safe Start plan.