Medicine
What Does It Mean to Be a Good Doctor?
In part, it means that you need to look beyond the patient’s chart
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Medicine
Coronavirus Vaccines May Not Work for the Elderly—and This Lab Aims to Change That
A team at Boston Children’s Hospital is searching for ways to boost a vaccine’s effectiveness for those who need it most
Public Health
How Blood from Coronavirus Survivors Might Save Lives
New York City researchers hope antibody-rich plasma can keep people out of intensive care
Turning DNA into Drugs
Life’s master molecule has been transformed into therapies that tackle the roots of human illness
Medicine
A Breakthrough in Genetic Medicine for Rare Diseases
A long-disdained therapy that targets RNA is suddenly achieving spectacular success
Medicine
Has Telemedicine's Day Finally Come?
With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote medical consultation seems like a no-brainer—but it’s not that simple
Medicine
Coronavirus Vaccines: Five Key Questions as Trials Begin
Some experts warn that accelerated testing will involve risky trade-offs
Medicine
How COVID-19 Drug Hunters Spot Virus-Fighting Compounds
A big project looks at “doorways” the coronavirus uses to get into cells—and finds drugs that could block them
Medicine
Larry Brilliant Helped to Eradicate Smallpox—and He Has Advice for COVID-19
The doctor’s firsthand experience with epidemics gives him a unique view of our current health crisis
Public Health
How to Triage Patients Who Need Intensive Care
A new computer model analyzes when to admit people to intensive care units—and when to move them out—which could help doctors handle the coronavirus surge
Medicine
Doctors Must Dig into Gender Difference to Improve Women’s Health Care
Researchers and doctors must dig deeper into gender differences before they can provide women with better treatments
Health
How Does the Coronavirus Test Work? 5 Questions Answered
A molecular biologist explains how the kits function, and why the U.S. has faced problems
Medicine
Researchers Rush to Test Coronavirus Vaccine in People
In a big break from protocol, scientists are not waiting to see how well it works in animals first
Medicine
Synthetic Biologists Think They Can Develop a Better Coronavirus Vaccine Than Nature Could
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health are betting on a different approach than existing efforts for battling COVID-19
Medicine
The Clitoris: A Reveal Two Millennia in the Making
In the history of sexual anatomy, the clitoris has long been dismissed, demeaned and misunderstood. Here is a view of the clitoris you’ve probably never seen.
Medicine
The Clitoris, Uncovered: An Intimate History
Female anatomy hasn’t changed, but our understanding of it sure has
Medicine
Is That Two-Week Course of Antibiotics Really Necessary?
Overuse of these drugs can be dangerous and contribute to bacterial resistance
Medicine
A Promising Antiviral Is Being Tested for the Coronavirus—but Results Are Not Yet Out
The drug remdesivir is effective against many other viruses, and some experts are optimistic that it—or similar compounds—may work for the pathogen responsible for COVID-19
Public Health
FDA Identifies First Drug Shortage Blamed on Coronavirus—but Won’t Name the Drug
The agency says patients can use alternatives while it works with manufacturers to mitigate the situation
Biology
The Married Researchers Racing to Stop Prion Disease
For Sonia Minikel Vallabh and Eric Vallabh Minikel, the quest to prevent a fatal neurodegenerative disease is personal
