Public Health
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
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Medicine
Digital Medicine Can Diagnose and Treat What Ails You
Therapeutic and diagnostic apps and bots are almost here
Computing
Virtual Patients Could Revolutionize Medicine
Replacing humans with digital simulations could make clinical trials faster and safer
Medicine
Microneedles Could Enable Painless Injections and Blood Draws
Fewer trips to medical labs make care more accessible
Public Health
Coronavirus Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective in Large Trial, Pfizer Says
Genetic engineering could allow for speedy production as well
Culture
The Surprising Origins of Chemotherapy and Other New Science Books
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Public Health
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 Health
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
Medicine
Inside View: An Ecosystem To Improve Cancer Care
Cancer is not a disease fought alone. The stronger the community, the better the outcomes for all.
Medicine
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
Medicine
COVID’s Other Toll: Unnecessary Tests and Huge Hospital Bills
They highlight one of the biggest problems in American health care
Medicine
Coronavirus Drug Remdesivir Shortens Recovery but Is Not a Magic Bullet
Despite conflicting data, the highly anticipated results will make the treatment a standard of care in the U.S.
Medicine
Human Challenge Trials Will Deliberately Infect Dozens in the U.K.
Proponents of the trials say they can be run safely and help to identify effective vaccines, but others have questioned their value
Medicine
Don’t Expect a COVID Vaccine before the Election
A vaccine made by Pfizer could seek emergency approval by the third week of November, but it likely won’t be available to the public until mid- to late 2021
Medicine
How to Take Racial Bias Out of Kidney Tests
A medical student describes winning her fight to change an equation that prevented Black people from getting crucial treatment
Public Health
Why So Many Americans Are Skeptical of a Coronavirus Vaccine
It’s not just “antiscience thinking”
Medicine
Lab-Made ‘Miniproteins’ Could Block the Coronavirus from Infecting Cells
Synthetic peptides that mimic human antibodies for COVID-19 could be cheaper and easier to produce
Evolution
Neandertal DNA May Be COVID Risk
A stretch of Neandertal DNA has been associated with some cases of severe COVID-19, but it’s unclear how much of a risk it poses. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Medicine
What China’s Speedy COVID Vaccine Deployment Means for the Pandemic
China has promised vaccines to many countries, but whether it can meet its commitments is unclear
Chemistry
Nobelist Talks CRISPR Uses
New Nobel laureate in chemistry Jennifer Doudna talks about various applications of the gene-editing tool CRISPR.
