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At midnight on Thursday March 26, all of South Africa went into lockdown. For the next 21 days, no one is to leave their homes unless they are going to the grocery store, the pharmacy or to seek medical help. No dog walking, no jogging, no food delivery services. Only essential workers are exempt, and…

If it’s anything we’ve learned from the COVID-19 pandemic thus far, it’s that we will always be behind if we only react to what’s happening. Few would question that the lack of widespread testing in the U.S. is a major hindrance to public health efforts to determine the true spread of coronavirus. Even as the…

As Americans hunkered down at home to protect themselves from the spread of novel coronavirus last week, they filled their pantries with toilet paper, sanitizing products and…oat milk? The milk alternative surged in U.S. sales by 477% during the week ending March 14 compared to the same period last year—one of the biggest increases of…

The idea is to slow the spread of the virus to avoid overwhelming the health care system

I never imagined needing to have end-of-life conversations with my wife while we were in our thirties. But here was my wife, a doctor board-certified in internal medicine, giving me directives a few days ago as she suited up to head to her New York hospital amid the coronavirus pandemic. “If I’m on a ventilator,…

Abortion rights advocates say the procedure is “essential, time-sensitive” medical care

“What we’re seeing in the hospitals now are people who most likely got exposed and sick more than 2 weeks ago”

As COVID-19 cases rise globally with the U.S. and parts of Europe becoming the new epicenters, people are learning that nowhere is safe

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said his office intervened when it received reports

Weinstein was diagnosed and quarantined just days after being transferred to a maximum security facility near Buffalo, New York