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What It Means to Legalize Assisted Death

What It Means to Legalize Assisted Death

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More countries are looking to legalize versions of a right to die that are not only assisted, but accepted

The Past, Present, and Future of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Past, Present, and Future of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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What COVID-19 will look like in the coming months

On COVID-19, the United States Still Lags Behind Peer Countries

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The United States continues to have among the highest rates of mortality from COVID-19 in the world

On COVID-19, the United States Still Lags Behind Peer Countries

Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?

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Despite a likely undercount in many places, COVID is among the leading causes of death in most countries

Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?

COVID Deaths in Rural China

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Funerals and traditions during Spring Festival travel

COVID Deaths in Rural China

COVID-19: Death in Excess

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True death counts from the virus are likely much higher than official numbers

COVID-19: Death in Excess

Tracking Lives We've Lost to COVID-19

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It's surprisingly hard to answer how many lives we've lost to COVID-19

A cemetery worker puts flowers on the graves of people who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during The Day of the Dead celebration, as the outbreak continues, at La Bermeja cemetery in San Salvador, El Salvador November 2, 2020.

The Double Threat of COVID-19 in Africa

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Deaths from health-care disruptions due to COVID-19 are almost certain to outnumber deaths from the coronavirus itself

Education in Africa is being disrupted along with everything else—chickens here in a classroom converted into a poultry house because of COVID-19 in the town of Wang'uru, Kenya, on August 28, 2020. Picture shows a large gaggle of chickens inside a classroom, clucking around. One stands atop an overturned bucket. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

COVID-19 Shows Us It's Time to Tackle Obesity and Overweight

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Lessons and cautionary tales from the anti-smoking movement show us a way to move forward

A man smokes a cigarette next to a mural of a man wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2020. The photo shows a man wearing a mask pulled down around his chin smoking. Next to him is a mural of a worried-looking man in a mask. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Five Problems With the Swedish Approach to COVID-19

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As herd immunity remains elusive, Sweden’s experience seems to be a cautionary tale—Norway and Denmark have fared better

People enjoy the sun at an outdoor restaurant, despite the continuing spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Stockholm, Sweden March 26, 2020. The photo shows a large number of people sitting lose together in an outdoor eating area. TT News Agency/Janerik Henriksson via REUTERS

Uncertainty and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Understand and embrace uncertainty to get the most out of forecasts

A man wears a protective facemask decorated with a question mark in lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York, U.S., May 22, 2020. Picture shows a well groomed man who appears to be in his 30s wearing a mask adorned with a huge question mark. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Religion and COVID-19—Keeping Faith in the Battle Against Coronavirus

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Faith leaders and their organizations can and should serve as crucial allies in the fight against COVID-19—and many are

A funeral worker wears a face mask with an illustration of Jesus, outside Los Ceibos hospital amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 15, 2020. The photo shows the worker in protective head covering and mask. on his mask is an image of Jesus with a rainbow colors on his robe. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos