epidemiology /tags/epidemiology epidemiology en-US WLRN Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:35:59 GMT Epidemiologists warn the U.S. reaches a critical moment to contain monkeypox /news/2022-07-25/epidemiologists-warn-the-u-s-reaches-a-critical-moment-to-contain-monkeypox Cases in the U.S. are 10 times higher than they were a month ago. Researchers advise that the coming days and weeks will be crucial as to whether the outbreak can be contained. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:35:59 GMT /news/2022-07-25/epidemiologists-warn-the-u-s-reaches-a-critical-moment-to-contain-monkeypox Becky Sullivan Better ventilation would create a healthier workplace — but companies have to invest /news/2022-04-19/better-ventilation-would-create-a-healthier-workplace-but-companies-have-to-invest The research is clear that air exchange and filtration curb the spread of COVID and other diseases, but upgrading systems is expensive, and there is little federal authority over indoor air quality. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:17:47 GMT /news/2022-04-19/better-ventilation-would-create-a-healthier-workplace-but-companies-have-to-invest Liz Szabo Florida is a hot spot for an emerging lung disease /news/2022-03-31/florida-is-a-hot-spot-for-an-emerging-lung-disease There is no easy test or treatment for nontuberculosis mycobacteria, or NTM. It can be transmitted through the water supply, but little is known about exactly where it lurks. Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:35:02 GMT /news/2022-03-31/florida-is-a-hot-spot-for-an-emerging-lung-disease Kerry Sheridan Global health champion Dr. Paul Farmer has died /2022-02-21/global-health-champion-dr-paul-farmer-has-died Known for his efforts to improve global health and as the founder of the nonprofit health organization Partners in Health, Farmer died in Rwanda at age 62. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:22:54 GMT /2022-02-21/global-health-champion-dr-paul-farmer-has-died Malaka Gharib, Nurith Aizenman California And Florida Took Diverging Pandemic Paths. Who Did It Better? /news/2021-06-17/california-and-florida-took-diverging-pandemic-paths-who-did-it-better A year ago, ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊand NPR member station KQED worked on a project to document decisions made at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in both Democratic-led California and Republican-led Florida. Now, a year later, we wanted to understand how the pandemic progressed in our respective regions. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:29:30 GMT /news/2021-06-17/california-and-florida-took-diverging-pandemic-paths-who-did-it-better Caitie Muñoz, Marisa Lagos (KQED) Ecuador Health Minister: 'Horrifying' Coronavirus Plague Better Contained Now /news/2020-05-04/ecuador-health-minister-horrifying-coronavirus-plague-better-contained-now Ecuador's new health minister, Dr. Juan Carlos Zevallos, talks with WLRN's Latin America Report about the "horrifying" experience of trying to get his… Tue, 05 May 2020 01:43:42 GMT /news/2020-05-04/ecuador-health-minister-horrifying-coronavirus-plague-better-contained-now Tim Padgett