Medicine
FDA Commissioner Says Vaccine Approval Process Will Be Transparent and Guided by Data
Stephen Hahn describes how the agency will evaluate vaccines for emergency authorization
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Public Health
The U.S. Risks Locking In a Climate Health Crisis in Response to COVID
So far, the bulk of energy-related economic relief has gone to the fossil fuel industry
Public Health
New DIY Contact Tracing App Is Based on the Science of Memory
It uses words and photos to remind you of where you’ve been and whom you’ve seen
Public Health
How to Fix COVID Contact Tracing
Apps and human tracers both have pros and cons. To be effective, they have to work together
Public Health
Coronavirus News Roundup: November 28–December 4
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
Public Health
Who Will Get COVID Vaccines First, and Who Will Have to Wait?
In the U.S., health workers come first. But for other groups, scientists and policy makers are weighing a mix of disease risks, logistics and ethics
Natural Disasters
2020 Is a Record Year for Disaster Shelters, Red Cross Says
The combination of hurricanes, wildfires, and the pandemic meant the organization provided four times as much assistance as in an average year
Public Health
Viruses Can Help Us as Well as Harm Us
Experts are figuring out how to exploit the 380 trillion viruses that make up the human virome
Public Health
Pandemic of Hunger
COVID-19 is straining African food security but also presents an opportunity for change
Public Health
COVID Models Show How to Avoid Future Lockdowns
The models could help inform policy on everything from mask mandates to social distancing
Mental Health
The Surprising Mental Toll of COVID
The rise in depression and anxiety is even worse than expected, especially among young adults
Public Health
Coronavirus News Roundup: November 14–November 20
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
Medicine
The COVID Cold Chain: How a Vaccine Will Get to You
A vaccine logistics expert explains how millions of frozen vials will be widely distributed
Health
Doing the Touchy Math on Who Should Get a COVID Vaccine First
Mathematicians model pandemic scenarios by plugging thorny ethical and logistical issues into calculations
Public Health
Slow Gains against the Virus
Multiple and complex underlying factors determine why some people get terribly sick from COVID-19
Public Health
Fast Coronavirus Tests: What They Can and Can’t Do
Rapid antigen tests are designed to tell in a few minutes whether someone is infectious. Will they be game changers?
Public Health
Mysteries of COVID Smell Loss Finally Yield Some Answers
Explanations begin to arise at the molecular level for this vexing but commonplace symptom
Medicine
For Billion-Dollar COVID Vaccines, Basic Government-Funded Science Laid the Groundwork
Much of the pioneering work on mRNA vaccines was done with government money, though drugmakers could walk away with big profits
Public Health
Vaping Industry Echoes Big Tobacco’s Misleading Call for Science
To understand the battle over e-cigarettes, one must look to history—and big tobacco
Medicine
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
