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A lab technician dips a sample into the Abbott Laboratories ID Now testing machine at the Detroit Health Center on April 10, 2020.

FDA Cautions About Accuracy Of Widely Used Abbott Coronavirus Test

The test has been promoted by the Trump administration as a key factor in controlling the epidemic in the U.S. and is used for the daily testing that is going on at the White House.

Spc. Trent Bostic of the North Carolina National Guard examines and sorts produce at a Food Bank in this undated photo.

As It Responds To The Pandemic, The National Guard Says More People Want To Enlist

In some states, recruiters are reporting an uptick in the number of people who are expressing interest in joining the Guard.

A free San Diego County COVID-19 testing site at the Tubman-Chavez Community Center. Oct. 6, 2020.

San Diego Reports 354 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Deaths As County Adapts To New Metric

San Diego County public health officials reported 354 new COVID-19 infections and seven deaths from the illness Wednesday.

Disney Reports First Quarterly Earnings Since Pandemic Began

The company estimates losses to be "as much as $1.4 billion" in the second quarter of 2020. On a brighter note, it was announced that Shanghai Disney will open on May 11.

Teaching Zombies

The Doctor of the Dead, Arnold T. Blumberg, uses zombies to teach media literacy and critical thinking. He has also just written a geeky, well-researched history of the zombie, "Journey of the Living Dead."

A man walks by a COVID-19 testing sign at UC San Diego campus, Sept. 28, 2020.

San Diego County Remains In Red Tier As It Reports 161 COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths

San Diego County will remain in the second, or red, tier of the state's four-tier COVID-19 reopening plan for at least another week.

A volunteer in a clinical trial for an experimental COVID-19 vaccine receives an injection at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla., in early September.

FDA Releases Long-Awaited COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance

The requirements laid out by the Food and Drug Administration in advice for drugmakers underscore why it's unlikely a vaccine could clear the agency before Election Day.

Students behind the Flossy Podcast: Joshua Bovell, Jaheim Birch-Gentles, Brianna Johnson, Jamar Thompson, Ieszan McKinney, and Kamari Murdock in Canarsie, Brooklyn, N.Y.<em> (Not pictured - Isaiah Dupuy)</em>

'Climate Change Is Racial Injustice': Students Speak Their Truth In Winning Podcast

A group of students from Brooklyn see every day how climate change disproportionately affects their community. They made a podcast that asked: Why?

Francis Collins was the head of the Human Genome Project, a publicly-funded, international effort to sequence all three billion letters of the human genome.

THE GENE: AN INTIMATE HISTORY

Airs Tuesdays, April 7 & 14, 2020 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Fridays, April 10 & 17 at 4 p.m., Saturdays, April 11 & 18 at Noon, Thursdays, April 16 & 23 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

Too Much Alone Time? Tips To Connect And Find Joy While Social Distancing

The isolation that comes with social distancing carries serious physical and mental health risks. Here's how to forge new connections and nurture friendships, without leaving home.

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