Coronavirus: a warning to Latin America and the Caribbean to dramatically increase COVID-19 testing
A group of population experts have called on governments in Latin American and the Caribbean to urgently ramp up testing for COVID-19 before it's too late.
Marília R. Nepomuceno, Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
• conversation
April 8, 2020 • ~6 min
April 8, 2020 • ~6 min
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Newborn babies weigh less today – possibly due to the increased popularity of cesarean sections and induced labor
The decline in US birth weight is somewhat of a puzzle for public health researchers.
Andrea Tilstra, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
• conversation
March 11, 2020 • ~4 min
March 11, 2020 • ~4 min
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