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Group Testing Is Our Secret Weapon Against Coronavirus

The US tested new recruits for syphilis in WWII but the test was expensive. However, if the share of recruits with syphilis was low, group testing could dramatically reduce the number of tests needed to separate the healthy from the sick.

AIDS, TB And Malaria: Coronavirus Threatens The Endgame

The coronavirus pandemic has just made it incredibility difficult to script an endgame for the “Big Three” killer epidemics. But global leaders and agencies dedicated to AIDS, TB, and Malaria are gearing up to stem the tide.

How A Little Island In The Caribbean Sea Is Standing Up To The Goliath Of Coronavirus

Cayman Islands’ Premier, the Honourable Alden McLaughlin, has a reason to be proud. With just 8 cases of COVID-19 and one death, there have been no confirmed instances of community transmission in the Cayman Islands— all positive cases have been connec…

2020 Intimacy Survey Finds Tinder Most Used Dating App In COVID-19 Era

According to the 2020 SKYN Condoms Sex & Intimacy Survey, the most used dating app to find a committed relationship is Tinder, with 39% of respondents using the app most to find love.

Can Social Distancing Really Stop Coronavirus? Look To The Spanish Flu Pandemic For Answers, Expert Says

During the Spanish Flu pandemic, just like now during COVID-19, not everyone agreed that restrictive social-distancing was the best policy, but the data tells the real story and we should be paying attention to it, says an infectious disease specialist.

Making An N95 Mask For COVID-19 Coronavirus? What You Need To Know

With our health care system facing massive shortages of personal protective equipment including N95 face masks, many have been trying to make DIY masks.

Rising To Thailand’s Covid-19 Challenge

As the virus spreads, one doctor is raising an army of volunteers to prepare the health infrastructure for the battle of a lifetime.

With Coronavirus ‘Sinking’ A Carrier, Navy Needs To Get Serious About Disease Threats Again

Thanks to decades of relative safety due to antibiotics and vaccines, the Navy has long downplayed the threat of communicable diseases and downsized its medical corps. The quarantine of the USS Theodore Roosevelt shows disease control must return to th…

Cuomo: New York Quarantine Would Be ‘Federal Declaration Of War’

“I don’t think it is legal,” Cuomo told CNN.

Cuomo Calls For National ‘Buying Consortium,’ Says He Hasn’t Discussed Quarantine With Trump

“This is not the way to do business,” the Governor of New York said about states competing for resources.