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13 hours ago
Yoda
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Human Resources
These 3 things will stop Coronavirus from killing you
Ladders - CW Headley
A global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is imminent—by all reasoned calculations. In reaction, sectors all across the world have enacted the largest …
8 hours ago
Esquire
Coronavirus
Trump's Coronavirus Press Conference Was the Apotheosis of 40 Years of Republican Philosophy
Esquire - By Charles P. Pierce
And now, several dozen giddily disconnected words from the President* of the United States. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE HILL, VERY, VERY CAREFULLY AND VERY STRONGLY AND I THINK WE HAVE GOOD BIPARTISAN
12 hours ago
Rory
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Coronavirus
12 Myths About Coronavirus You Need to Stop Believing
Health.com - Leah Groth
As the novel coronavirus—now known as COVID-19—continues to spread across the globe, so does misinformation surrounding it. While it’s true that …
12 hours ago
ScienceAlert
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Disease
The CDC Releases Predictions For How COVID-19 Will Spread in The US
ScienceAlert - JAMES PASLEY
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has provided information about how the novel coronavirus could affect the US. Globally, the …
1 hour ago
CNN
Public Health
If coronavirus spreads within the US, here's how daily life might change
CNN - By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
(CNN) — Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned that it's not a question of if, but when the novel coronavirus will spread in the United States -- and communities are
13 hours ago
New York Magazine
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Pandemics
Experts Simulated a Coronavirus Pandemic Last Year and It Killed 65 Million
New York Magazine - Adam K. Raymond
Last October, two months before the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 emerged in central China, a group of public-health experts gathered in New York …
15 hours ago
Fuzzy
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Business
WHO warns failure to prepare for coronavirus now 'could be a fatal mistake'
CNBC - Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
"We're at a decisive point," he said. "The epidemics in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy and the Republic of Korea demonstrate what this virus is …
16 hours ago
Salon
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News (U.S.)
We face an emergency — and mainstream media is covering up Trump's alarming incoherence
Salon - Dan Froomkin
President Donald Trump, with members of the president's coronavirus task force, speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Washington.
8 hours ago
TIME
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Coronavirus
Doctors Inside Iran Believe Coronavirus Is More Serious Than Reported, and Getting Worse
TIME - Tara Kangarlou
With dozens of publicly known cases and multiple deaths, Iran is now the epicenter of the coronavirus in the Middle East. Doctors inside the Islamic Republic say the country is now grappling with an “epidemic,”
17 hours ago
Liberal View
Trump Throws A Fit Because Nobody Took His Coronavirus Press Conference Seriously
politicususa.com - Sean Colarossi
Donald Trump’s press conference on Wednesday did nothing to calm the fear that many Americans have about the coronavirus outbreak that has now …
5 hours ago
Axios
Coronavirus
A "turning point": Newsom announces more coronavirus cases in California
Axios - Marisa Fernandez
California health officials confirmed that 33 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, adding the risk …
9 hours ago
Bustle
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Lifestyle
“It’s Like A Slot Machine”: Why Millennials Are Starting To Give Up Smartphones
Bustle - Jo Yurcaba
Jackie Bellando's cellphone is a conversation starter at bars. It's a Verizon Kyocera, one of the only flip phones that her local Verizon store …
18 hours ago
CaliGypsyGurl
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Science
Disturbing Letter About Life in COVID-19 Ward in China Is Abruptly Retracted
Gizmodo - George Dvorsky
Earlier this week, British medical journal The Lancet published a brief correspondence from two Chinese medical aid workers who said they were …
13 hours ago
Healthy Living
7 Healthy Foods for Your Liver That Help It Do Its Job |
livestrong.com - Sarah Pflugradt, RDN
Instead of falling for another juice cleanse that promises to "detox" your system after a night of drinking or post-vacation, trust your body to get …
6 hours ago
Fox News
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Coronavirus
Iran's vice president contracts coronavirus as country's tally spikes again
Fox News - Alexandria Hein
Iran’s vice president tested positive for the novel coronavirus days after the country’s health minister was also struck down by the illness that has killed 26 people in the region, marking the highest
14 hours ago
Vanity Fair
Politics
Trump Supporters Have a Predictably Insane Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory
Vanity Fair - Bess Levin
There’s an old saying in politics that goes “Let’s not stereotype anyone, but Donald Trump attracts some real wack jobs.” Data points that support this maxim include but are not limited to: the belief
15 hours ago
CaliGypsyGurl
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Public Health
A US coronavirus outbreak is almost inevitable. Here's how you can prepare.
Live Science - Nicoletta Lanese
—See live updates on the new coronavirus —How coronavirus compares with flu —How does the new coronavirus compare with flu? —Why are children 'missing' …
18 hours ago
Nik
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Physiology
Man's gut wrenching final words before he died during operation
liverpoolecho.co.uk - Jess Flaherty
A man's gut-wrenching final words before he died during a crucial heart operation were shared during an emotional TV documentary. Viewers were left …
8 hours ago
ABC News
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Public Health
How Americans can prepare for coronavirus if it spreads here
ABC News - Erin Schumaker
Health experts weigh in on the the best ways to guard against the virus. The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has infected dozens of Americans and thousands …
5 hours ago
vegpwr
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Alcohol
Want to stop drinking alcohol? Here are 6 scientist-approved strategies
Inverse - Brigid Clancy
It’s February and many people are starting to put into place their New Year’s resolution to drink less alcohol. Events like FebFast can encourage and …
5 hours ago
The Daily Beast
Coronavirus
WHO Expert: Trump’s Coronavirus Briefing Was Totally Incoherent
The Daily Beast - Jamie Ross
It was supposed to be decisive show of leadership to soothe anxiety in the face of a potential pandemic—but health experts have just been left …
20 hours ago
Kelvin Lee
flipped into Health And Wellness
Berries
The Secret To A Longer, Happier Life Could Lie With This Tasty Delicacy
dmarge.com - Max Langridge
Superfoods is a term that is constantly bounded around in the health and fitness-sphere. Usually, it’s just a marketing gimmick, with the foods that …
3 hours ago
Mother Nature Network
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Disease
How to get your home and family ready for a coronavirus outbreak
Mother Nature Network - Mary Jo DiLonardo
With the novel coronavirus spreading and outbreaks popping up around the world, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is telling …
11 hours ago
Liberal View
America is about to get a godawful lesson in why health care should never be a for-profit business
dailykos.com - Mark Sumner
For four decades, American corporations have been caught up in a whole series of refinements that are intended to improve efficiency and …
10 hours ago
South China Morning Post
flipped into China coronavirus outbreak
Opinion
How China’s coronavirus health care workers exposed the taboo on menstruation
South China Morning Post - Audrey Jiajia Li
Overworked and exhausted, Chinese doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus epidemic face a daunting task, caring for an increasing number of …
5 hours ago
VICE
Public Health
Here’s What You, Personally, Should Do About Coronavirus
VICE - Hannah Smothers and Katie Way
The CDC announced Tuesday that it considers widespread coronavirus in the U.S. more of a “when” than an “if” situation, and people have, unsurprisingly, been freaking out. There’s plenty of cause for As
2 hours ago
MSNBC
Politics
Is the White House starting to censor public-health officials?
MSNBC - Steve Benen
The New York Times has an interesting report this afternoon on the administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak, noting for example, that …
10 hours ago
The Daily Signal
Conservative View
What Bernie Sanders Isn't Telling You About Canadian Health Care
dailysignal.com - Peter St. Onge
All Americans, regardless of political party, want access to timely, high-quality health care. The question is how to get there. Do we harness the …
9 hours ago
Liberal View
Whistleblower Reveals How Trump Is Causing US Spread Of Coronavirus
politicususa.com - by Jason Easley
A whistle-blower has revealed that Trump sent U.S. health workers to examine quarantined coronavirus Americans without protective gear or training. In …
6 hours ago