
WHO Declares the Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic
The virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe, but actions can still limit its impact
The virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe, but actions can still limit its impact
The World Health Organization chose the name based on the type of virus and the year the first cases were seen
CDC officials raised the possibility that the coronavirus could become a pandemic, but hoped it would not be
A woman from China infected a person in Germany before she began displaying symptoms
The declaration was made because of the risk the virus poses to countries outside China, where limited person-to-person spread has occurred
The agency’s director-general said it is an emergency in China, but not yet globally
A Chinese Court jailed He Jiankui for an “illegal medical practice” in editing embryos’ DNA
The drug targets the connection between the brain and the microbiome
A study illuminates how genes defend against viral invasions
A study of 17 patients with the mysterious illnesses revealed inflammation suggestive of inhaled toxic substances
Some scientists had called for lifting the ban to allow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to evaluate the new technologies
Clinicians were contacted about fatal overdoses
Some of the children looked healthy at birth
The drug will treat two rare forms of epilepsy
The swallowable device looks promising in pigs
The agency is investigating how money for the study was raised and whether it is still worth pursuing
Low levels of vasopressin linked to social behavior differences
Decision paves path to the U.S.'s first medication made from marijuana
The rare public health advisory is aimed at saving opioid users
An online petition calls for transparency about the removal of neuroscientist Thomas Jessell
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