by William Jester | May 25, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Local variations in climate are not likely to dominate the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Princeton University study published May 18 in the journal Science. The researchers found that the vast number of people still vulnerable to the strain of...
by William Jester | May 25, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Infected people being shunned by first responders and racist outbursts against Asians are just two examples of pandemic-fueled stigmas proliferating nationwide. At the same time, there are many instances of people and communities working together and overcoming...
by William Jester | May 24, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Call it the naked rule: If you have to put clothes on, you should put on a mask. That’s the shortcut we learned from talking to experts about when, exactly, masks are needed. After all, the general guidance — wear a mask in public — can be confusing: What exactly...
by William Jester | May 23, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Scientists are researching if a drug that’s being tested to treat a skin condition can also help keep COVID-19 patients off ventilators. The drug, labeled as EDP1815, was being tested on psoriasis patients, but Dr. Reynold Panettieri, vice chancellor for translational...
by William Jester | May 21, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
New Jersey prisons will soon begin testing thousands of corrections officers and all of the approximately 18,000 state inmates for the coronavirus, Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday. “Universal testing for inmates and staff is expected to start as early as the end of...
