MedicineNovember 16, 2020
COVID Vaccine Excitement Builds as Moderna Reports Positive Result
Preliminary data show that the immunization is 94 percent effective and seems to prevent severe infections
Medicine
MedicineNovember 13, 2020
For COVID Drugs, Months of Frantic Development Lead to Few Outright Successes
There have been mixed results as researchers try to stop a disease they are still trying to understand
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OpinionNovember 12, 2020
An Emerging Tool for COVID Times: The Portable MRI
Bedside imaging holds vast potential as a diagnostic tool, especially during the pandemic
Public HealthNovember 12, 2020
Early COVID Vaccine Results Bode Well for an Approval This Year
The data are preliminary, however, and it is not yet clear whether the vaccine protects against severe disease
ComputingNovember 10, 2020
Virtual Patients Could Revolutionize Medicine
Replacing humans with digital simulations could make clinical trials faster and safer
MedicineNovember 10, 2020
Microneedles Could Enable Painless Injections and Blood Draws
Fewer trips to medical labs make care more accessible
MedicineNovember 10, 2020
Digital Medicine Can Diagnose and Treat What Ails You
Therapeutic and diagnostic apps and bots are almost here
Public HealthNovember 9, 2020
Coronavirus Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective in Large Trial, Pfizer Says
Genetic engineering could allow for speedy production as well
Public HealthOctober 27, 2020
Election Science Stakes: Medicine and Public Health
Scientific American’s senior medicine editor Josh Fischman talks about issues in medicine and public health that will be affected by this election.
Public HealthOctober 27, 2020
A Flu Shot Might Reduce Coronavirus Infections, Early Research Suggests
Hospital workers who got vaccinated were significantly less likely to develop COVID than those who did not
MedicineOctober 25, 2020
Billions of Dollars for Stem Cell Research Institute On California’s November Ballot
Voters must decide whether to keep financing the second largest funder of stem cell science in the world
OpinionOctober 24, 2020
COVID’s Other Toll: Unnecessary Tests and Huge Hospital Bills
They highlight one of the biggest problems in American health care