| One Way to Monitor a Community's Coronavirus Infections: Test the Sewage | | The coronavirus begins to show up in feces soon after infection and Bay Area counties are giving samples of their sewage water to researchers for testing, hoping the results can provide useful information. | | |
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| U.S. Abruptly Pulls Funding for Research on Coronaviruses and Bats | | The project, run by the nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, aimed to identify places to monitor, come up with strategies to prevent spillover of the virus and get a jump on creating vaccines and treatments. | | |
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| FDA Gives Emergency Authorization for Some COVID-19 Patients to Use Remdesivir | | The authorization, announced by President Trump, comes days after preliminary results from a study of the drug showed it can help patients recover faster. | | |
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| Amid Hundreds of Coronavirus Deaths in California Nursing Homes, It's Still Not Clear How State Is Monitoring | | The governor says testing is a priority, but it’s not required where outbreaks are reported, either by state or local order. | | |
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| Six Ways to View Bay Area Compliance With Coronavirus 'Shelter' Orders | | Analysis firms use location data from mobile devices to create portraits of how travel and other behavior patterns have changed since shelter-at-home orders were imposed in mid-March. | | |
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| Telehealth Is Having a Huge Moment During Coronavirus Crisis | | Virtual medical visits are the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic. | | |
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| | | California Oil Producers Fighting Newsom Proposal for Stronger Industry Oversight |
| | | Environmental advocates push back against petroleum organization's claims that new rules and additional staffing for state agency are unnecessary. | | |
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| | | West Oakland Environmental Justice Leaders on What's Changed, What Hasn't in the Neighborhood |
| | | While pollution in communities of color remains disproportionate, advocates say the way they fight has changed. | | |
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| | | Releasing Herds of Animals Into the Arctic Could Help Fight Climate Change, Study Finds |
| | | It would take a lot of animals. But the thawing of Arctic permafrost is a big problem for humans, because it releases trapped carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, speeding global warming. | | |
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