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A top restaurateur thinks single-payer health care could boost his bottom line

A top restaurateur thinks single-payer health care could boost his bottom line

Offering health benefits can help elite restaurants hire and keep ace employees. But owners would rather focus on great food, they say, than drown in administrative costs. Is single-payer the answer?
by Shefali Luthra

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Why the world cares more about the new coronavirus than the flu

Why the world cares more about the new coronavirus than the flu

Every year, viruses like influenza kill hundreds of thousands worldwide — yet countries don't respond with lockdowns or airport screenings. Here's why they're doing so over the coronavirus outbreak.
by Nurith Aizenman

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No, you won't catch the new coronavirus via packages or mail from China

No, you won't catch the new coronavirus via packages or mail from China

Experts in infectious disease say viruses like the novel coronavirus don't survive long on surfaces. And there's no evidence from similar outbreaks that anyone got infected by handling a package.
by Allison Aubrey

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China finishes new hospital for virus patients as toll grows

China finishes new hospital for virus patients as toll grows

China has completed building a 1,000-bed hospital for treating victims of a new virus that has caused 362 deaths and more than 17,000 infections at home and abroad, according to the latest figures Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Making Super Bowl guacamole? Be careful to avoid the pits of an avocado hand injury

Making Super Bowl guacamole? Be careful to avoid the pits of an avocado hand injury

The Super Bowl is a big day for guacamole, which could also mean more ER visits. A recent study links increased avocado consumption to an increase in hand injuries.
by David Folkenflik, Melissa Gray and Sophia Alvarez Boyd

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New virus details show the challenge in controlling the outbreak

New virus details show the challenge in controlling the outbreak

It can spread person to person, even if someone is showing no symptoms. The incubation period is so long that people may not know where or when they picked it up. Details that emerged last week about the new virus from China show how challenging it could be to control this outbreak, health experts say.
by The Associated Press

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WHO says to prepare for local virus outbreaks; China slams U.S. measures

WHO says to prepare for local virus outbreaks; China slams U.S. measures

China’s death toll from a new virus rose to 259 on Saturday and a World Health Organization official said other governments need to prepare for “domestic outbreak control” if the disease spreads in their countries.
by The Associated Press

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