The Latest Stories from KQED Science
| Is It Safe to Keep Loosening Coronavirus Restrictions? Medical Experts Weigh In | | With all of the nine Bay Area counties expanding the type of businesses and activities allowed to reopen, we asked four medical experts what they think the effects of loosening restrictions will be on coronavirus transmission rates. | | |
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| Four Bay Area Cities Have Used Tear Gas. Here's How It Makes COVID-19 Worse | | Tear gas can degrade lung health and make a person more susceptible to coronavirus infection, said a UCSF doctor. Being arrested and detained in close quarters also increases the risk of exposure to the virus. | | |
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| MAP: See Which Bay Area Nursing Homes and Long-term Care Facilities Have Had Coronavirus Outbreaks | | In the Bay Area alone, 97 skilled nursing facilities and 18 residential care homes for the elderly have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 through the month of May. See which ones in an interactive map. | | |
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| Yes, You Can Go to the Dentist. And Yes, the Coronavirus Means It Will be Incredibly Different | | Dentists' offices are adding many measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, making a trip to the dentist safer than some other routine outings. | | |
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| Diversity Among Disease Detectives Key to Containing the Coronavirus |
| | | San Francisco wants contact tracers who speak multiple languages, to help communities that have been hit hardest by the coronavirus. | | |
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| California Pharmacies Close After Protests, Leaving Patients Scrambling |
| | | After stores were damaged in the Bay Area protests this week, CVS and Walgreens closed some locations, redirecting customers looking to fill their prescriptions to other pharmacies in their network that are in some cases miles away. | | |
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| Glasswing Butterflies Want To Make Something Perfectly Clear | | Ever wanted to be invisible? The elusive glasswing butterfly knows just how to do it. Its transparent wings, covered in an anti-glare nano-coating, help it hide from its predators in the rainforest. | | |
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