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Why the military can use emergency powers to treat service members with trial COVID-19 drugs
Infectious disease has always been one of the military’s greatest threats. By its own estimates, the U.S. Army lost almost as many soldiers from the 1918 flu as…
HHS Debated Wider Use for Hydroxychloroquine, Official Says
From the article: A request from Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to make an established malaria treatment available for Covid-19 patients set off an internal debate about how…
Neuroscience, Memory, and Credibility in Immigration Court
From the article: The success of an asylum claim relies, to a large degree, on the perceived credibility of an asylum seeker’s memory. The Real ID Act of 2005…
Some countries, against advice, mull certifying ex-virus patients immune
From the article: Governments and health agencies around the world are considering issuing “immunity passports” to help restart their economies — documents certifying that the holders are immune…
Hong Kong Tests Travelers’ Saliva to Thwart Spread of Coronavirus
From the article: Layla Keith had just gotten off a flight from Singapore when she and her fellow passengers were met at the gate by Hong Kong government officials and…
What you know about coronavirus victims in Pennsylvania depends on where you live
From the article: Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure said he knew what he wanted when it came to tracking and disclosing the county’s coronavirus-related deaths: useful public information…
COVID-19 Does Not Change The Right To Abortion
From the article: During this public health emergency, some states are illegally using the legitimate need to preserve health care resources to stop people from exercising their constitutional right to…
Why Americans are more willing to share their personal information for drug trials than contact tracing efforts
From the article: Contact tracing and drug trials could be two key milestones on the path forward to safely reopening America’s economy. But Americans have differing views on…
Barr signals DOJ support for lockdown protesters
From the article: When Attorney General William Barr this week directed U.S. prosecutors to safeguard civil liberties amid state-level pandemic orders, he signaled Justice Department support for lockdown protesters…
Are infertility treatments ‘essential’? How to ethically determine what kind of care must go on amid Covid-19
From the article: As the Covid-19 epidemic began to put an unprecedented strain on the U.S. health care system, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services along with many…