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Tag: CDC

  • Prof Patty
  • November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Safely

Writing in Well, the NY Times newsletter, Tara Parker-Pope says, “It’s time to double down on your pandemic safety precautions. Our country is entering a dark phase of the coronavirus

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 21, 2020

CDC recommends against Thanksgiving travel amid surge of coronavirus cases

Brittany Shammas November 19, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. EST With Thanksgiving a week away and coronavirus cases exploding nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday re

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  • Prof Patty
  • August 8, 2020

50 Essential COVID-19 Tips the CDC Wants You to Know

Wash your hands before leaving your house Wash your hands before and after most activities Stay at least 6 feet away from others (but droplets from a sneeze or cough can spread as much as 13 feet!)

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NY Times

  • After Months of Threats, Trump Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba
  • Offensive vs. Defensive: On Iran, the Distinction Matters for Britain’s Leader
  • When Will Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Bloom? A.I. Can Help Answer That
  • DeSantis Signs Bill to Rename Florida Airport for Trump
  • Senators Seek Answers From Trump Administration About Airport Immigration Arrests

NPR

  • For years, scientists could only prove that DOGS existed for 10,000 years — until now
  • NASA is just days away from historic Artemis II moon launch
  • Philanthropy is a 'significant form of power.' Here's how Jeffrey Epstein exploited that
  • Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
  • Scientists watch sperm whales work as a team to assist a birth

The Progressive

  • Trump’s Phoney War on Narcoterrorism
  • A New History, and Pre-History, of Rightwing Media
  • Rewiring the Airwaves
  • Music, Violence, and the Ritual That AI Cannot Replace
  • The World Cup Needs an ICE Truce

FactCheck.org

  • Flaws in Government Tool to ID Noncitizen Voters
  • Competing Claims on SAVE America Act Disenfranchising Voters
  • Q&A on the SAVE America Act
  • EPA’s Misleading Claim of $1.3 Trillion in Deregulatory ‘Savings’
  • No Broad Autism Approval for Leucovorin, Despite FDA Commissioner’s Prior Suggestions

Snopes.com

  • Tune out fake story about man playing 'Family Feud' to win money for daughter's chemo
  • Don't believe claim Pope Leo XIV gave 'fiery sermon' after Trump called him 'insult to Jesus'
  • Did Canada criminalize quoting the Bible? Posts misrepresent bill
  • Did Trump ask DeSantis to pardon Tiger Woods?
  • Photo of Trump kissing young girl isn't real. Here's the proof

Tradeoffs

  • Generic Drugs Head to the Supreme Court
  • Inside the Urgent Care Boom
  • ‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
  • 'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care

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