Coronavirus is about 0.08 micrometers across. The weaves a typical cloth face cloth has gaps about 1,000 times bigger. Still a homemade mask can help.
Even the richest Americans lag the English on health
Middle-aged Americans have worse health than their English counterparts—and the difference in health between rich and poor is much larger in the U.S.
State’s expanded face mask requirements start today
Face masks are now required in any indoor setting outside of your home (not just public buildings).
Remember how we flattened the curve? Well, it’s not flat anymore.
We’re all tired of fighting this virus. But, we’re losing our momentum in our battle with COVID-19. This means more restrictions on businesses and gatherings.
Significant disparities in U.S. life expectancy found at census-tract level
Socioeconomic and demographic variables, especially education, income, and race, were strongly associated with life expectancy, the study found.
Inslee rollbacks to some activities to slow COVID-19 spread
Rollbacks will affect weddings and funerals, restaurants, bars, and fitness and entertainment centers. Face covering requirements to expand.
How Should Hospitals Ask Patients for Donations?
Hospital fundraising provides critical resources, but a new study looks to ensure it’s done effectively and ethically.
Disinformation campaigns are murky blends of truth, lies and sincere beliefs
Disinformation is often camouflaged in facts and advanced by innocent and often well-meaning individuals.
Seattle Public Schools recommends fall classes start with remote learning
The recommendation for remote learning is a shift from the district’s previous hybrid plan that included in-person/in-school learning and remote learning.
How the coronavirus pandemic became Florida’s perfect storm
If there’s one state where you don’t want a pandemic, it’s Florida: it’s an international crossroads, a magnet retirees, and its population is older and sicker.
Rural Hospitals Hang on as Pandemic Reaches Smaller Communities
As the COVID-19 pandemic battered large, metropolitan areas this spring, rural hospitals prepared to be next on the frontlines.
Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread
Energetic waves of ultraviolet light, known as germicidal UV, or GUV, when delivered at the right dose can wipe out viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms.
COVID-19 is 6 times deadlier than flu, study
The infection–fatality rate of 0.58% is far lower than some estimates, but is nearly six times higher than the seasonal flu which has a death rate of 0.1%.
Can COVID-19 vaccines be made mandatory?
People are often surprised to learn that states would likely have the legal right to make vaccines mandatory.
‘Genomic fingerprinting’ helps us trace coronavirus outbreaks. What is it and how does it work?
Mapping the COVID-19 ‘family tree’