U.S. Clears More Than 5,000 Outpatient Centers as Makeshift Hospitals in COVID Crisis
Ambulatory surgery centers, normally restricted to day use, can now take non-infected patients from hospitals
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Social Media Posts and Online Searches Hold Vital Clues about Pandemic Spread
Such data offer valuable information and could help track the novel coronavirus—but they risk errors and raise privacy concerns
EPA to Ease Pollution Enforcement, Which Could Exacerbate Lung Illnesses
The agency says social distancing rules will limit companies’ abilities to comply with air pollution rules
Protecting Ourselves from the Next Pandemic
The potential power of 21st-century vaccines
Could Newly Found “Peacekeeping” Cells Be a Weapon against COVID-19?
In mice, these white blood cells tamp down inflammation in the lungs
Flat Earthers: What They Believe and Why
Michael Marshall, project director of the Good Thinking Society in the U.K., talks about flat earth belief and its relationship to conspiracy theories and other antiscience activities.
Denser Cities Could Spare Climate but Also Increase Virus Transmission
Though urban living has a smaller carbon footprint, it can make social distancing more difficult
Jolted by Her Own Illness, Pandemics Scholar Gains Insight into Botched COVID-19 Response
The author of book on the 2009 flu outbreak explains how a lack of effective tests crippled U.S. attempts to contain the coronavirus...
Firefighter Suit Draws Breathable Air from the Floor
Originally published in July 1857
Connecting with Voters in a Time of Social Distancing
Research suggests a powerful way to get out the vote without having to canvas in person
Here’s How Coronavirus Tests Work—and Who Offers Them
PCR-based tests are being rolled out in hospitals nationwide, and the Food and Drug Administration is fast-tracking novel approaches as well
Could Chloroquine Treat Coronavirus?
Five questions are answered about a promising yet problematic and unproved use for an antimalarial drug
Help Researchers Track COVID-19
By entering your health status, even if you’re feeling fine, at the Web site COVID Near You, you can help researchers develop a nationwide look at where hotspots of coronavirus are occurring...
For Budding Researchers like Me, COVID-19 Is a Lesson in Science Communication
The outbreak has made it plain how important it is to explain to the public what we know and what we don’t, clearly and honestly
COVID-19 Is No Reason to Abandon Pregnant People
New rules prohibiting spouses or doulas during labor and delivery in many New York City hospitals are putting vulnerable populations at greater risk
Dispatches from the Original US COVID-19 Central
In these extraordinary times, we take a break from earth science to talk pandemic.
A Message from the Front Lines of the Pandemic
I don’t want talk. I don’t want assurances. I want action. I want boxes of N95 masks and other safety gear piling up in hospitals
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
The Effects of COVID-19 Will Ripple through Food Systems
Staple crops are likely to be less affected by measures to control the virus, but farmers growing more specialized ones could feel the pinch
Some States are Reporting Incomplete COVID-19 Results, Blurring the Full Picture
Collecting only positive test results from certain labs skews the data
