Uncontrolled high blood pressure is the leading attributable risk factor for death globally. Treatment of hypertension reduces risk, but less…
Syndromic Surveillance for E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury
On August 1, 2019, the first cases of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) were reported…
When Sensitivity Is a Liability
You find a spot in the shadows of the emergency department. A nurse has turned off a bank of overhead…
What a Party in Japan May Tell Us About the Coronavirus’s Spread
Will the virus spiral beyond China? Public health experts are closely studying cluster cases in other Asian countries.
What a Party in Japan May Tell Us About the Coronavirus’s Spread
Will the virus spiral beyond China? Public health experts are closely studying cluster cases in other Asian countries.
What a Party in Japan May Tell Us About the Coronavirus’s Spread
Will the virus spiral beyond China? Public health experts are closely studying cluster cases in other Asian countries.
What a Party in Japan May Tell Us About the Coronavirus’s Spread
Will the virus spiral beyond China? Public health experts are closely studying cluster cases in other Asian countries.
A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019
Emerging and reemerging pathogens are global challenges for public health. Coronaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses that are distributed broadly among…
Another Decade, Another Coronavirus
For the third time in as many decades, a zoonotic coronavirus has crossed species to infect human populations. This virus,…
Stalked by the Fear That Dementia Is Stalking You
Testing for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia is hardly foolproof, and could even backfire.