A mantra has emerged among health professionals calling for aggressive action on the coronavirus outbreak: "Flatten the curve." The catchy phrase refers to a so-called epidemic curve that is commonly ...

Like many memes, I can’t recall the first time I saw it. Maybe it was a public health worker in my sphere. Maybe it was a science geek. Maybe it was just a concerned citizen. But in a time when people ...

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Public health officials are encouraging Americans to practice social distancing in an attempt to “flatten the curve.” The curve represents the number of people who contract COVID–19 over a period of ...

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One chart explains why slowing the spread of the infection is nearly as important as stopping it. By Siobhan Roberts At the end of February, Drew Harris, a population health analyst at Thomas ...