Health

Why epidemics motivate so many people to give up alcohol

As states lockdown, bars and restaurants close, everyday people stop toilet paper, clean supplies and booze. Indeed, at the onset of the epidemic, alcohol sales increased – a 55 percent increase in the week ending March 21, 2020, compared to the previous year in the United States. While some Information …

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Why false positives, too

In the high-stakes world of coronavirus testing, an error has taken center stage: a frighteningly false negative, in which a test mistakenly considers an infected person to be virus-free. Im Jim Wilson / The New York Times Testing for coronavirus in San Francisco. Experts say this troublesome outcome, which can …

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Tracking COVID-19 in Lancaster County

Link OL L Ne Na, Nab. (KOLN) -Mayor Learian Gallore Baird and Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department announced Sunday that 131 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Lancaster County, bringing the community to a total of 8,877. The death toll in the community has been 42. Visit COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov To access …

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