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pandemic
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Is U.S. health system ready for increase in COVID-19 cases?
As expectations grow that many more cases of COVID-19 coronavirus may be identified in the U.S. in the coming weeks,…
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Use caution when reporting on pandemic potential of Wuhan coronavirus
The novel coronavirus from China that had infected at least 634 people as of early today has led some media…
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Public health podcasts explore infectious disease concerns
If you are covering infectious diseases and looking for ways to prioritize your story planning, consider scrolling through the list…
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Health journalism student explores challenge of gathering data, predicting outbreaks
Predicting whether a pathogen will have an impact on a few people or an entire population would be a huge…
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Persistence, persuasion pays off with critical global health security story
Ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China are having an impact on the global economy and potentially U.S. biosecurity.…
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Influenza virus in China remains potential pandemic threat
A strain of an influenza virus now circulating in China remains a potential pandemic threat while many gaps remain in…
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Assessing infectious disease risks and impact of social media
During an infectious disease outbreak, how does a journalist provide accurate information about risks to the public as the event…
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Bringing pandemic preparedness alive without sparking fear
When the Atlantic’s Ed Yong began thinking about a story on health security, he realized he needed a basic definition…
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Like public health officials, reporters should ready BEFORE the next pandemic arrives
It can seem next to impossible to prepare for a threat you know will come without knowing what it will…
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Loss of local newspapers worries infectious disease trackers
In February 1918, a Haskell County, Kan., paper, the Santa Fe Monitor, reported almost a dozen people were “quite sick”…