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COVID politics and fatigue work against contact-tracing foot soldiers
Local health officials find themselves once again behind the curve as the delta variant drives their case counts
08/24/2021 12:15 UTC
Conspiracy theories debunked: Here’s what COVID contact tracers really do
Contact tracing is a tried-and-true public health tool being applied to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus
07/18/2020 11:29 UTC
Where COVID is on the menu: failed contact tracing leaves diners in the dark
In most of the country, diners are left in the dark about which restaurants have been linked to COVID-19 outbreaks
12/07/2020 03:30 UTC
Need to check your blood sugar? Just scan your contact lens
Smart contact lenses could soon be monitoring health problems, not just correcting eyesight
01/13/2019 21:29 UTC
"People have a right to be upset": White House failure to contact trace stirs contempt
"This borders on reckless in terms of exposing people," said New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
10/10/2020 23:00 UTC
First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don’t learn from history
A public ET message could initiate cascading events, including military actions to corporate resource mining
07/23/2023 01:22 UTC
How does monkeypox spread? An expert explains why it isn’t an STI and what counts as close contact
An epidemiologist explains what’s known about how monkeypox is transmitted — and how to protect yourself
08/08/2022 23:13 UTC
How Congress turns citizens’ voices into data point
Advancements in computer technology are changing how Congress handles citizen communication
09/17/2019 10:30 UTC
As students return to school, fears of monkeypox transmission linger
Following news about a daycare case, epidemiologists analyze the risk of monkeypox's spread in school settings
08/09/2022 20:30 UTC
COVID-19 death toll keeps rising — and the media should hold Trump accountable
Trump's calamitous response to the pandemic is one of the worst political failures in history. It's time to say so
06/23/2020 11:00 UTC
People are proving to be the weakest link for apps tracking COVID exposure
Contact tracing apps' biggest problem? Human nature
11/20/2020 12:24 UTC
Mueller v. Trump: The ultimate lawsuit
Odds are that Trump will eventually fire special counsel Robert Mueller
06/27/2017 00:27 UTC
What should the U.S. learn from South Korea’s COVID-19 success?
South Korea’s COVID response has been widely praised. Will Americans ever be willing to adopt a similar approach?
10/10/2020 16:30 UTC
A new use for dating apps: Chasing STDs
Public health practitioners find that dating apps are the best way to alert users to possible STI exposure
12/02/2022 14:15 UTC
Postal workers are catching COVID by the thousands. It’s one more threat to voting by mail
More than 50,000 workers have taken time off for virus-related reasons, slowing mail delivery
09/19/2020 15:59 UTC