Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.
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Nancy Krieger,
STAT,
9 Oct. 2026
Every decision—what to recommend, what to rank, what to suppress—is computed for that one customer at that one moment.
Switzerland's foreign ministry told The Associated Press on Friday that the woman, married to a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria, had not visited Congo and was believed to have contracted Ebola while traveling to Uganda.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2026
Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans.
In a stunning political comeback, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected president of Brazil, according to official results from Sunday's runoff election, with more than 96% of the votes counted.
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Catherine Osborn,
NPR,
26 Oct. 2026
Everyone who resides in our country matters and should be counted.
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