Tag: Expanding
Why scientists are expanding the definition of loneliness
For centuries, the Turkana pastoralists of northern Kenya have followed the water. Families once moved about 15 times a year in search of watering holes for their cows, donkeys, camels, goats and sheep.
But the Turkana people’s seasonal way of life has become precarious in recent decades. With drought and ongoing fighting across the region, many women and children stay put while men roam the landscape — often at their own peril. Violence has forced many families to flee for
The CDC is expanding its disease surveillance of international travelers
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding how it tracks diseases among international travelers, just in time for the winter virus season.
Travelers returning to four major international airports now have the option to be tested for more than 30 pathogens, building upon a program that tracks coronavirus variants, the CDC announced November 6.
This expanded testing, which has just started, will continue for three months as a pilot program designed to track winter respiratory diseases such
