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Written by: David Mikkelson
April 25, 2020
Unconfirmed rumors claim North Korea's 'Supreme Leader' Kim Jong-un has died, or is near death w ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 24, 2020
The popular – and mistaken – beliefs about Mary Mallon came primarily from media accounts publis ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 24, 2020
Stereotypes fueled by conspiracy theories, memes and fake videos create the perfect climate for ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 24, 2020
New research and journalistic investigation is revealing powerful forces who want their influenc ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 23, 2020
Food supply chains have become concentrated, which has made them less nimble in adapting to disr ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 21, 2020
The reason why Vietnam has managed to keep patients from death’s door is down to a three-pronged ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 21, 2020
Widespread claims on social media inaccurately assert that certain foods and supplements can pre ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 20, 2020
Scary health stories about COVID-19 might be causing "nocebo effects," in which we become more i ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 20, 2020
When talking about a virus, the words “get” or “catch” are vague. A more precise question is: Ca ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 16, 2020
While there is some reason to hope that things may get better as the weather warms up, there is ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 16, 2020
Although tests can perform well in ideal laboratory conditions, in real life many factors affect ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 16, 2020
Zoonotic diseases are caused by pathogens which originate in other animal species.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 15, 2020
A chiropractor's screed against "fake news" and his advocacy for the curative properties of Schw ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 15, 2020
Trump has accused the organization of mishandling and covering up the initial spread of COVID-19 ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 15, 2020
There is much more to coronaviruses than SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses are actually a family of hund ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 14, 2020
As the globe faces a new pandemic in COVID-19, some of our actions are eerily similar to those o ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 12, 2020
Retailers are frequently running out of everything from flour and fresh meat to toilet paper and ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 10, 2020
North Korea has taken some of the most draconian measures since the virus was first reported in ...
Written by: The Conversation
April 10, 2020
When Paul McCartney announced he had left the Beatles in April 1970, the news dashed the hopes o ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill Jordan Liles
April 10, 2020
Networks from the Balkans nation are deploying divisive content and patriotic nostalgia, echoing ...
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