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Vander Hart: Moving the Goalposts on COVID-19

Shane Vander Hart: “Flatten the curve” has become “crush the curve” and “slow the spread” has become “stop the spread.” And the COVID-19 goalposts are moved.

Krutsinger: With COVID-19, The Data Is Not All In

Dr. Dustin Krutsinger: There is data that supports social distancing and data that supports opening things up. Anyone who says they know the answer for certain is naive.

Episode 96: Dr. Dustin Krutsinger Discusses COVID-19

Shane Vander Hart discusses COVID-19 with Dustin Krutsinger, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Let’s Each Do Our Part to Protect Our Seniors and Fellow Iowans

Joni Ernst: Taking calm, commonsense steps to limit the spread of COVID-19 is the least we can do to help ensure that our loved ones live their lives fully.

Should We Panic over the Measles Outbreaks?

Dr. Jane Orient: Outbreaks have occurred in populations with a near-100 percent vaccination rate. Was it vaccine failure?

The Children, the Caravan, and Health

Dr. Jane Orient: Thousands of migrants are crammed together in Tijuana, many outdoors, and about a third of them are already sick.

Setting National Health Priorities: Trump and Climate Change

Dr. Jane Orient: President Trump’s initiatives on energy and climate challenge medical and public health authorities to prove their anti-carbon case.

New Hampshire Abortion Statistics Bill Gets Another Look

New Hampshire legislators continue to study what might become the state’s first law to mandate collection of abortion statistics.