Should Americans Wear Masks for COVID-19?

Watching COVID-19 news reporting on South Koreans and Americans shows one stark difference: South Koreans are wearing some kind of face mask but Americans are not. Should Americans be wearing a face mask?

What New York Times Columnist Katherine Stewart Needs to Know

An Opinion piece for The New York Times by Katherine Stewart1 makes the assertions that President Trump has responded poorly to the coronavirus pandemic and that evangelical Christians have made it even worse. The provocative headline is seen in Figure 1. That same day I received this in my email inbox: “Twitter follower sent this NYT link asking ICR/Dr.

White House Briefing on Potential Virus Casualties

Not all White House Press Briefings are of equal importance. But yesterday’s was one of the most informative so far due to the staggering potential U.S. death toll from COVID-19. It was presented by Dr.

Potential Coronavirus Treatments Enter Large Clinical Trials

Some good news in potential treatment options for COVID-19 was reported in the American journal Science.1 Four new treatment options were being tried in a large-scale study across multiple countries. Currently, about 15% of COVID-19 patients need to be treated in a hospital or similar setting and some facilities and staff are being swamped. Science reported,

Young Adults Are Half of NYC's COVID-19 Cases

As of March 23, 2020, New York City remains the epicenter for both the total number of COVID-19 cases and the number of new cases. The Daily Case Data Summary provided by the New York City Health Department provides some reliable information on the spread of the virus that should send a warning to young people throughout the United States.1

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