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Learning the lessons of past pandemics
It is hard to find context while keeping track of the unfolding news about the COVID-19 outbreak. Every day there…
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Home-care workers facing numerous challenges during pandemic
Is home health care the next COVID-19 hot spot? It may very well be, according to home care workers and…
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Beware the preprint in covering coronavirus research
If it wasn’t difficult enough to keep up with the flood of scientific papers about COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus…
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Journalist finds lessons in the history of pandemics
Beth Skwarecki As the COVID-19 outbreak shows, infectious diseases consistently rear their head and disrupt human activities. Sometimes these outbreaks…
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Local officials on watch for unauthorized COVID-19 test sites
Cities, counties and states around the country are probably on heightened alert for unauthorized pop-up COVID-19 testing operations after San…
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Use these COVID-19 clinical trial trackers to keep up with research
It can be exhausting to keep up with who is testing what in the race to develop a vaccine for…
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Tips on covering preprints about coronavirus research
Along with regular coverage of peer-reviewed medical research on COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, there has been a great deal…
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Resources and ideas for reporting on older adults’ use of marijuana
More than two-thirds of states (plus the District of Columbia and several territories) have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational…
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Cannabis use and older adults
Cannabis use is on the rise among older adults, thanks in part to an aging population that has more relaxed attitudes…
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Scrutiny of hospital charges likely to intensify in wake of pandemic
As the nation’s hospitals strain to keep up with the demand to care for COVID-19 patients, it seems almost unfair…
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