Alison Galvani
Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA), Burnett and Stender Families' Professor of Epidemiology, Yale University
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Coronavirus case increase sets new U.S. record, rising to over 77K in one day
The record-breaking tally comes in a week when a top CDC official said the agency is seeing a "distressing trend" of coronavirus case numbers "increasing in nearly 75 percent of the country."
COVID-19 Update: A Conversation with Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
COVID-19 Update: A conversation with Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The impact of mask-wearing and shelter-in-place on COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States
A hasty reopening has led to a resurgence of COVID-19 in the United States (US). We sought to quantify the impact of several public health measures, i…
Pope Francis, in Shift for Church, Voices Support for Same-Sex Civil Unions
The comments, made in a new documentary, are the strongest yet from a pontificate that has taken a more tolerant and inclusive tone.
Alison Galvani
The Vatican takes a step forward. Meanwhile, the #SupremeCourt appears to be headed backwards.
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Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Opioid Sales
The Justice Department announced an $8 billion settlement with the company. Members of the Sackler family will pay $225 million in civil penalties but criminal investigations continue.
Lawyers: We can't find parents of 545 kids separated by Trump admin
About two-thirds of the 1,000 plus parents separated from their kids under a 2017 pilot program were deported before a federal judge ordered they be found.
Courage in a climate of fear
It is essential for physicians and scientists to speak up to counter misinformation about COVID-19 amid a culture of fear.
Trump Thinks This Is an Insult: Biden ‘Will Listen to the Scientists’
“If I listened totally to the scientists we would right now have a country that would be in a massive depression.”
Mitt Romney blasts Trump’s refusal to denounce QAnon
With the election just weeks away, the race between President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden heats up. Here's the latest news on campaigns, voting an more.
Focused Protection, Herd Immunity, and Other Deadly Delusions
Abandoning solidarity for the siren song of age-targeted reopening is a political error and a medical mistake.
Dimensions of superspreading
From Typhoid Mary to SARS, it has long been known that some people spread disease more than others. But for diseases transmitted via casual contact, contagiousness arises from a plethora of social and physiological factors, so epidemiologists have...
Coronavirus Deaths Pass One Million Worldwide
Over the past 10 months, the virus has taken more lives than H.I.V., malaria, influenza and cholera. And as it sows destruction in daily life around the globe, it is still growing quickly.
Parents say 28-year-old doctor who died after coronavirus battle spent her life helping people
Dr. Adeline Fagan's goal in life was to help people, her parents said.
Trump’s Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Income Tax Avoidance
The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.
Is it safe to reopen schools? With no clear state guidance, Maryland districts are left to weigh the risks.
Without prescriptive advice from state health experts about when it's safe, each county school superintendent will have to make a determination on their own — and take the political heat — as to when and how to reopen schools.
WSJ News Exclusive | Medicare Wouldn’t Cover Costs of Administering Coronavirus Vaccine Approved Under Emergency-Use Authorization
Trump administration officials are exploring options to quickly fix its plan to make the vaccine free for all Americans
Many Hospitals Charge More Than Twice What Medicare Pays for the Same Care
The gap between rates set for private insurers and employers vs. those by the federal government stirs the debate over a government-run health plan.
Alison Galvani
RAND report shows that many hospitals charge more than twice what Medicare pays for the same care. One of the reasons that Americans spend more than any other county for their healthcare, but don’t have the well-being to show for it. #MedicareForAll.
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Anti-Science Extremism in America: Escalating and Globalizing
The last five years has seen a sharp rise in anti-science rhetoric in the United States, especially from the political far right, mostly focused on va…
CDC now recommends all people exposed to COVID-19 get tested, reversing earlier controversial guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed controversial guidance on coronavirus testing Friday.