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Dealing With Stress And Anxiety During The COVID-19 Outbreak

April 7, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

By Dr. Tijuana Frank
Faculty Member, School of Education, American Military University

With the growing demands from work, family, friendships and financial responsibilities – as well as the stress caused by the current coronavirus pandemic – people are feeling …

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Disease Detectives: Tracking an Infectious Disease Like COVID-19

April 6, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Disease detectives are people whose work is invisible, until they contact you – or there is an outbreak like coronavirus COVID-19.

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Coronavirus Emergency Hits Japan, And 460,000 Chinese Companies Go Bust

April 6, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

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If the coronavirus pandemic has an end in sight, it’s not April and it’s probably not May, judging by what’s unfolding now in Asia.

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Ruby Princess Criminal Probe: Why Did 2,700 Passengers Leave Coronavirus Cruise Ship In Sydney?

April 6, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

That’s the question high on Australian investigators minds as they launch a criminal investigation into U.S.-owned cruise ship Ruby Princess.

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How Do We Ration Health Care When We Really Have To Do It?

April 6, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Because of the coronavirus, the term “triage” has a more urgent and lethal meaning. It’s being discussed a lot – in newspapers, at blog posts and in interviews with hospital personnel.

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Reporting For Duty: Airline Crew Sign Up To Help Hospitals

April 1, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Laid-off airline employees have started training to learn basic skills to assist in nursing homes and hospitals currently overwhelmed by a surging number of patients and ill medical staff.

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COVID-19 and Respecting Expertise When It's Most Crucial

April 1, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

"I find myself astonished by the divergence from professional medical advice in the wake of this public health crisis."

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Using Facial Recognition to ID People with Coronavirus

April 1, 2020 Wes O'Donnell

Can facial recognition be used to identify people who have coronavirus? And what privacy concerns should we have?

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Pennsylvania Prison Inmates Quarantined In Cells Over Virus

March 30, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Inmates throughout the Pennsylvania state prison system will largely be confined to their cells to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 after one tested positive for the disease.