Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on efforts to get back to work and school during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2020.Al Drago | ReutersWhite House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci debunked online…
Share on PinterestDr. Anthony S. Fauci is a figurehead in the U.S. response to COVID-19.Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images.Widely considered the United States’ leading epidemiologist, Dr. Fauci has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984.As the NIAID website explains, “Dr. Fauci has advised six Presidents on [HIV…
Ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the question on most of our minds is: When will end? Many infectious disease experts believe that like similar viruses—including measles—COVID-19 will never fully be eradicated. Instead, we need to focus on getting control of it, minimizing infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. How will we know that we…
America’s pandemic conversation has entered a rut, and it’s easy to understand why. After stay-at-home orders blunted this spring’s first surge, much of the United States moved to reopen in the summer, which only spawned more outbreaks. Now, as autumn approaches, along with the prospect of spending more time indoors, the nation stands somewhat divided…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the United States, 1 in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels from birth. If high cholesterol isn't lowered early, people with this genetic condition, called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), have a high risk of having a heart attack or stroke as early
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