Trump declares coronavirus a public health emergency, imposes travel restrictions, quarantines
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Trump administration Jan. 31 declared the coronavirus a national public health emergency
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Emerging Health Issues
1st Person-To-Person Spread Of Coronavirus Has Occurred In U.S., CDC Says
(By Bill Chappell for NPR) The first human-to-human transmission of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus has occurred in the U.S., the
Read MoreMust-Know Vocab For Wuhan Coronavirus: From Droplets To Zoonotic
(By Malaka Gharib and Natalie Jacewicz for NPR) The world is being flooded with perhaps unfamiliar words and phrases in
Read MoreIt’s the insulin, stupid: How drug pricing’s simplest case study became a top issue for 2020 Democrats
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WATERLOO, Iowa — Presidential candidates can’t stop talking about insulin. At a campaign stop here
Read More‘The time to worry is now’: The coronavirus in China could threaten pharma’s ingredient sourcing
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) As a novel coronavirus spreads through China and rattles the rest of the world, the
Read MorePrecautions are in place. Now U.S. hospitals and states ready for more cases of novel virus from China
(By Shraddha Chakradhar and Andrew Joseph for STAT) It seemed like it was only a matter of time. Even before
Read MoreThe basics: What we know — and don’t know — about the virus spreading in China and beyond
(By Andrew Joseph and Helen Branswell for STAT) It’s been only three weeks since Chinese authorities alerted the World Health
Read MoreChina reports sharp rise in cases of novel virus amid growing concerns of person-to-person transmission
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The number of cases of a novel virus in China has escalated sharply, with authorities
Read More‘Donation after cardiac death’: New heart transplant method being tested for the first time in the U.S.
(By Shraddha Chakradhar for STAT) More than 250,000 people in the U.S. are currently at the end stages of heart
Read MoreOur body systems age at different rates, study finds, pointing to personalized care to extend healthy life
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) One 50-year-old has the nimble metabolism of a teenager, while another’s is so creaky he
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