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The border between the United States and Canada is expected to remain closed for another month at least. While Canada's response to the outbreak has been better than that of the United States, easing travel restrictions will allow both countries to better contain the spread of the virus. Read the…

As a result of easing restriction orders and opening businesses towards the end of April, the state of Texas has seen rapid increases in the number of coronavirus cases. Despite pleas by Dr. Anthony Fauci to maintain social distancing orders, Texas state officials are declaring these reopening…

The way that flu deaths are counted often distorters our view when making the comparison between COVID-19 and the flu. The estimation that 25,000-69,000 people die from the flu per year is an estimate that the CDC produces by multiplying the number of death counts reported by the use of…

Centers for domestic violence victims had to stop offering some services when the stay at home orders were enacted, just like the rest of the country. After the lockdown, some centers were in contact less with survivors because the survivors situations had changed at home - they were now in…

Boston doctors who work with those who are homeless in the city are bringing to attention the spread of coronavirus through this population. At the beginning of the outbreak, they were testing just those who showed symptoms, however, when everyone at one shelter was tested, more than one-third (146…

On Tuesday, March 2nd, the last patient to be diagnosed with Ebola was discharged from a treatment center in Beni, North-Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This may be the last case of Ebola and may mark the end of the outbreak, but the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends waiting…

The Nigerian Center for Disease Control has learned significant lessons about large-scale infectious disease outbreaks from the past Ebola outbreaks in West Africa. The systems set up for the Ebola response efforts that are already in place are being utilized for Nigeria’s preparation for…

The efforts to stop the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have faced significant setbacks due to ongoing violence in the affected areas, but recently the number of new cases seems to be diminishing. This outbreak is still declared by the World Health Organization…

Officials have concluded that a tiny amount of Cesium-137 could affect over 10 square miles. However, despite Cesium's availability in hospitals and laboratories and its widespread use, government officials have not taken many measures to safely regulate its manufacture and use. However, devices…

Epidemiologists have concluded that the Wuhan Coronavirus could spread to over half of the globe if nothing is being done to prevent this spread. With the number of infected individuals seeing a rapid increase, officials are strongly advising against international travel in general, especially to…

New leaked data finds that the Chinese government mass detention campaign has been targeting Uighur Muslims specifically for their religion and family ties, not just political dissent as authorities have claimed. The Chinese database looks at ordinary activities such as praying and growing a beard…

The Wuhan Coronavirus was first detected using artificial intelligence models. By using posts on forums and blogs, BlueDot, an AI company, collects this scattered data and looks at trends in posts in order to figure out its direction and spread. In order to detect the spread of the virus, the…

Spatial data is being increasingly used to examine urban and rural landscapes, and now can be used to assist civilians in preparing for natural disasters. Drones are used to collect spatial data from satellites, and microsensors are used to detect changes in temperature and seismic activity. These…

A surprising result from a new qualitative study on climate change shows that the way climate change is affecting daily life is leading to increased risks of violence against women. In Uganda, for example, a few of the major effects are longer droughts and more challenges faced when growing crops.…