March 23, 2020
CityBus will make extensive cuts to its service over the next two weeks in response to the growing number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indiana.
March 22, 2020
If you’re not a member of the scientific or medical community (or, if you are, you're a hero right now!), it might seem like the novel coronavirus came out of nowhere. Now that 191,127 COVID-19 cases in total have been reported on every continent except for Antarctica, many people are wondering exactly where the novel coronavirus came from.
March 19, 2020
Battling a pandemic as serious as COVID-19 requires drastic responses, and political leaders and public-health officials have turned to some of the most radical strategies available. What began with a lockdown of one city in China quickly expanded to the quarantine of an entire province, and now entire countries including Italy.
The Tech That Could Be Our Best Hope for Fighting COVID-19—and Future Outbreaks
March 19, 2020
When it comes to warding off COVID-19, suppression and mitigation are the two key health measures based on epidemiological modelling.
March 18, 2020
News 18 broadcasted a roundtable discussion Wednesday, March 18th on the coronavirus impact on Greater Lafayette. It's all part of our effort to keep you informed and safe during this challenging and confusing time. Nine guests joined us live in-studio including health experts from Purdue, IU Health and Franciscan. West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis, Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski Tippecanoe County Health Officer Jeremy Adler and Lafayette Schools Superintendent Les Huddle all answered questions.
March 18, 2020
In the past few weeks, the CDC’s distribution of test kits for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been limited at best. NPR has reported that only a favored few laboratories across the United States (numbering less than 100 in total) are currently authorized to use the federally mandated test to speed up identification of the virus in patients. But an ever-rising number of cases of COVID-19 has prompted urgent need for better, faster diagnostic tests.
Purdue University Gets Closer to Quick Coronavirus Testing With Portable Paper Device
March 16, 2020
As more businesses and communities put measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, scientists are working as quickly as possible to learn all they can about the disease and the novel coronavirus that causes it. New research is being published almost daily, including recent studies that suggest the virus might spread differently than officials originally thought.
Even if you don’t have any symptoms, you could still spread the coronavirus
March 16, 2020
As more businesses and communities put measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, scientists are working as quickly as possible to learn all they can about the disease and the novel coronavirus that causes it. New research is being published almost daily, including recent studies that suggest the virus might spread differently than officials originally thought.
March 14, 2020
The Nile River is the longest in Africa, flowing more than 4,000 miles from Lake Victoria in the south to the Mediterranean in the north. It does not pass through Florida. Yet over the past two weeks, the Nile seems to have been a major source of coronavirus in the state.
Florida coronavirus cases traced to Nile River cruise. What is that?
March 14, 2020
The human brain has some remarkable capabilities – including the ability to block cancer drugs from effectively reaching cancer cells in the brain. The greatest obstacle when it comes to treating cancer that has spread to the brain is the blood-brain barrier, the brain’s natural defense mechanism that is a collection of blood vessels that can filter out what goes in and out of the brain.
