Tag: the CDC
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Coronavirus: Face Masks May Not Work As Well As You Think
As the number of cases associated with the coronavirus continues to rise, in the midst of the panic, people have turned to measures that they believe will help to protect them against the virus. As a result, the demand for face masks has sky-rocketed in the past few weeks. In fact, authorities in the Chinese…
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Opioid Epidemic: Deaths From Overdoses Dropped in 2018
The opioid epidemic has plagued the United States over the past three decades with reports of addictions and escalating deaths from drug overdoses. In fact, opioids were responsible for shaving 0.36 years off Americans’ life expectancy in 2016 and this number is higher than the one caused by guns or motor vehicle accidents. However, recent reports…