COVID-19 and Smoke Inhalation Symptoms are Hard to Tell Apart

September 16, 2020

COVID-19 and Smoke Inhalation Symptoms are Hard to Tell Apart

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September 16, 2020

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Here's a look at what is featured in today's news roundup:

How doctors in the areas affected by recent wildfires are dealing with an overlap in the symptoms of COVID-19 and smoke inhalation
The next steps for scientists following this week's announcement on the detection of a possible sign of life in Venus' clouds
Mass extinctions send us a warning about the future of life on this planet

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Public Health

COVID-19 and Smoke Inhalation Symptoms are Hard to Tell Apart

Whether it's a cough or a sore throat, doctors in areas affected by the recent wildfires must determine whether symptoms are caused by the coronavirus, smoke, or even the flu

By Mark Kreidler,Kaiser Health News

Natural Disasters

Hurricane Sally Rumbles Onshore with Echoes of Harvey

The storm's torrential rain and life-threatening storm surge are causing major flooding along the Gulf Coast

By Daniel Cusick,E&E News

Public Health

Population Density Does Not Doom Cities to Pandemic Dangers

Crowding, connections among communities and other factors seem to better explain infection and mortality rates

By Jeremy Hsu

Space

Life on Venus? Breakthrough Initiatives Funds Study of Possible Biosignature

A team of scientists will examine the astrobiological prospects for phosphine on Earth's hellish twin

By Mike Wall,SPACE.com

Environment

What Ancient Mass Extinctions Tell Us about the Future

Carbon dioxide has done plenty of damage before

By Peter Brannen

Evolution

High-Elevation Hummingbirds Evolved a Temperature Trick

Hummingbirds in the Peruvian Andes enter a state of torpor at night to conserve energy, dipping their body temperature to as low as 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Christopher Intagliata reports.

By Christopher Intagliata | 02:08

Policy & Ethics

Anonymous Peer Review: Truth or Trolling?

When reviewers of journal articles are hidden behind a curtain, they can get away with unethical behavior

By Susana Carvalho

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