Policy
Scientists Failed to Use Common Sense Early in the Pandemic
The WHO’s initial advice not to wear masks in the fight to contain COVID sowed dangerous confusion
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Mental Health
Vision and Breathing May Be the Secrets to Surviving 2020
Stanford neurobiologist Andrew Huberman discusses the two things we can always control, even during a high-stress election and scary COVID pandemic
Public Health
Coronavirus News Roundup: November 7–November 13
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
Public Health
Dating during the Pandemic: Can You Trust an ‘Antibody Positive’ Claim?
Testing positive for COVID antibodies is not a pass to date freely
Behavior
Why Polls Were Mostly Wrong
Princeton’s Sam Wang had to eat his words (and a cricket) in 2016. He talks about the impacts of the pandemic and QAnon on public-opinion tallies in 2020
Medicine
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
Public Health
Divide and Conquer Could Be Good COVID Strategy
COVID might be fought efficiently with fewer shutdowns by restricting activities only in a particular area with a population up to 200,000 when its case rate rises above a chosen threshold...
Public Health
An Emerging Tool for COVID Times: The Portable MRI
Bedside imaging holds vast potential as a diagnostic tool, especially during the pandemic
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
Public Health
Cutting Diesel Exhaust Could Lessen COVID Spread in Cities
Fewer particulates in the air would carry less virus to unsuspecting residents
Public Health
How to Use Masks during the Coronavirus Pandemic
What kinds of face coverings work for protection against COVID-19? How do you use them safely? A series of simple steps outlines the answers
Public Health
How We Can Avoid a ‘Twindemic’ of COVID and Flu
There’s no vaccine against the coronavirus yet, but we have influenza vaccines—and we need to use them
Public Health
The Real Danger Posed by Coronavirus-Infected Mink
A new SARS-CoV-2 strain in mink has infected about a dozen people in Denmark, but it is not known whether the mutation makes the virus more dangerous
Public Health
Solving the Mysteries of Ancient Plagues
DNA from bacteria and viruses, recovered from human remains, shows how pathogens helped to topple empires and change civilizations
Public Health
How to Stop Restaurants from Driving COVID Infections
Mobile phone data suggest restaurants, gyms and cafés can be COVID hotspots—and reveal strategies for limiting spread
Public Health
Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling Could Jeopardize Health Insurance for People with COVID
In a case on the Affordable Care Act next month, a conservative court could take away protections for preexisting conditions
Public Health
Coronavirus Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective in Large Trial, Pfizer Says
Genetic engineering could allow for speedy production as well
Public Health
Biden’s Health Agenda Dims with GOP Likely to Hold Senate
Joe Biden won the election, but Senate Republicans could block his attempts to expand the Affordable Care Act
Public Health
Coronavirus News Roundup: October 31–November 6
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
Policy
How the Election Could Affect Health Care and Drug Policy
The outcome could have important consequences for Medicaid, abortion access, and legalization of marijuana and other drugs
