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China’s big donors are pitching in to deal with the new coronavirus – and not just in their own country

By: CHARLES SELLEN, Indiana University and Fabrice Jaumont, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH) – USPC Less than a month after China confirmed the emergence of what soon became the new coronaviru... Read More...

Antibodies in the blood of COVID-19 survivors know how to beat coronavirus – and researchers are already testing new treatments that harness them

By ANN SHEEHY, College of the Holy Cross Amid the chaos of an epidemic, those who survive a disease like COVID-19 carry within their bodies the secrets of an effective immune response. Virologists like me lo... Read More...

Researchers find way decontaminate face masks during pandemic shortage

DURHAM, N.C. – Facing a critical shortage of N95 face masks that block the coronavirus, Duke Health research and clinical teams have confirmed a way to use existing vaporized hydrogen peroxide methods to decont... Read More...

Census undercounts are normal, but demographers worry this year could be worse

By: REBECCA TIPPETT, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Editor’s note: Researchers have long known that certain groups are vulnerable to being undercounted in the decennial census. But the 2020 cens... Read More...

Get Counted: Census Day is April 1

NATIONWIDE - This week on April 1, Census Day, the U.S. Census Bureau and your state will recognize the once-a-decade count and remind the public that they should respond now to the 2020 Census and count ever... Read More...

How to keep your grocery shopping and food takeout items sanitary as possible

This video made by Dr. Jeffrey VanWingen, a family physician from Grand Rapids, MI., with 20 years experience, offers tips on handling/disinfecting practices to help keep your grocery foods and takeout items as... Read More...

How COVID-19 will impact the April 2020 LDS Church General Conference

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent out a letter on Wednesday March 11, to alert all church members to signi... Read More...

US says resuming coal sales has little impact; critics balk

BILLINGS, Mont. | By MATTHEW BROWN (AP) — The Trump administration says the resumption of coal sales from public lands that had been blocked under former President Barack Obama will result in a negligible incre... Read More...

President Trump wants $1.5B over 10 years to revive US uranium mining

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah | By BRADY McCOMBS and ELLEN KNICKMEYER (AP) - The Trump administration wants to spend $1.5 billion over 10 years to create a U.S. uranium reserve, claiming that reliance on cheaper ura... Read More...

Oil from federal lands tops 1B barrels as administration eases rules

NATIONWIDE | By MATTHEW BROWN (AP) - Oil production from federally-managed lands and waters topped a record 1 billion barrels last year. That's up more than 13 percent from 2018 as the Trump administration ... Read More...