Bloomberg senior editor Jason Gale digs into what we know — and don’t know — about asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19, also known as “silent spreaders.”
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Hard to Reach
New data suggest undocumented immigrants aren’t being tested enough for COVID-19. What’s standing in the way, and what’s being done to address it?
Posted inHealth Technology
California Dreamin’
Early on, California was conducting just 2,000 coronavirus tests a day. Now the state is up to 60,000. How did they ramp up testing?
Posted inHealth Law
Without Precedent
A new, more conservative Supreme Court is about to rule on its first major cases involving reproductive health and rights.
Posted inHealth Equity
It Takes A Toll
What are the public health impacts of police violence and what would a public health response look like?
Posted inPublic Health
Home Sweet Hospital
With business models upended by COVID-19, hospitals are dusting off a decades-old model for bringing acute care into patients’ homes.
Posted inHealth Technology
Science Under Pressure
Sites known as preprint servers post research in mere days. That speed has advantages during a health crisis, but it also comes with risks.
Posted inHealth Equity
Masking Problems
How racism makes wearing a mask in public much more complicated for one black doctor.
Posted inPublic Health
The Home Run Approach
Some scientists argue we should intentionally infect volunteers with the coronavirus to get a vaccine sooner. How would it work?
Posted inHealth Law
Bill, Interrupted
The coronavirus has dashed Colorado Democrats’ dreams of passing a highly anticipated public option bill.