The Latest Stories from KQED Science
| Uncertainty and Stigma Marked the Outbreak of HIV. Now These Men Navigate a New Pandemic | | This week at AIDS 2020 scientists hope to better understand why HIV patients are faring better than expected against COVID-19. | | |
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| Tensions Around Contact Tracing During the AIDS Era Are Resurfacing With COVID-19 | | California's coronavirus detectives are encountering similar concerns about privacy and discrimination today as their predecessors did in the 1980s. | | |
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| Fever Checks Are a Flawed Way To Flag COVID-19 Cases. Enter Smell Tests | | An analysis of several dozen studies found 80% of people with COVID-19 had lost their sense of smell. But many don't realize it. | | |
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| VIDEO: Access to Nature Is About Environmental Justice | | Misperceptions that Black people don't appreciate the outdoors or care about environmental protections are reflections of the nation's racist past, says author James Edward Mills. | | |
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| A Generation of Young Black Doctors Navigates Racial Barriers in Medicine | | Young African-American doctors say they hope to change the lack of access to medicine in underserved communities. But many say the system that trains them also alienates them. | | |
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| A User's Guide To Masks: What's Best At Protecting Others (And Yourself) |
| | | "We're trading shelter-in-place for face masks," says UCSF epidemiologist Dr. George Rutherford. "That seems to me to be a pretty reasonable tradeoff." | | |
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| Here's What's Inside House Democrats' New Climate Plan |
| | | Critics on the left wanted a faster retreat from fossil fuels. Some Republicans faulted House leaders for failing to forge bipartisan consensus. | | |
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| Why Does The Bay Area Have So Many Microclimates? |
| | | Bay Area microclimates, which stem from the proximity to water and coastal terrain, can lead to dramatic weather variations. Always bring a layer! | | |
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