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Teargassing Protesters during an Infectious Outbreak Is ‘a Recipe for Disaster’

Some scientists call for police to stop using the chemical irritants, which could increase the risk of spreading COVID-19

The Biggest Psychological Experiment in History Is Running Now

What can the pandemic teach us about how people respond to adversity?

Zoom Psychiatrists Prep for COVID-19’s Endless Ride

An epidemiologist points to new stresses in the U.S. mental health system that may persist from the novel coronavirus pandemic

How to Keep COVID-19 Conspiracies Contained

An expert on climate denial offers tips for inoculating people against coronavirus conspiracy notions.

Coronavirus News Roundup, May 30–June 5

Here are pandemic highlights for the week

The Biggest Mystery: What It Will Take To Trace The Coronavirus Source

SARS-CoV-2 came from an animal, but finding which one will be tricky—as will laying to rest speculation of a lab escape

The New Science of Lockdowns

Alternating intervals at home and at work provide the best means of balancing safety while preserving the economy

So How Deadly Is COVID-19?

We still don’t know, and it doesn’t really matter right now; it’s plenty deadly

A Civil Rights Expert Explains the Social Science of Police Racism

Columbia University attorney Alexis J. Hoag discusses the history of how we got to this point and the ways that researchers can help reduce bias against black Americans throughout the legal system...

Loss of Smell in COVID-19 Can Present with Brain Alterations

MRI scans of a coronavirus patient suggest how SARS-CoV-2 might invade the brain

Coffee and Soup, in Pill Form, Make Soldiers Sick

Originally published in November 1895

3 Words Mislead Online Regional Mood Analysis

Analyzing keywords on Twitter can offer a loose measure of the subjective well-being of a community, as long as you don’t count three words: good, love and LOL.

Grief on the Front Line—and Beyond

In their own voices, health care workers from across the country reflect on coping with the coronavirus

Covering Coronavirus

Coronavirus Lockdowns May Raise Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution

Smarter cooking and cleaning can lessen the risk

What a U.S. Exit from the WHO Means for COVID-19 and Global Health

As President Trump terminates the U.S.’s relationship with the agency, experts foresee incoherence, inefficiency and a resurgence of deadly diseases

Coronavirus Roundup, May 23–May 29

Here are pandemic news highlights for the week

Coronavirus Antibody Therapies Raise Hopes—and Skepticism

Some experts caution we should temper our expectations about the much-touted approach

A Day in the Life of a COVID-19 Physician

The pandemic challenges a young critical care doctor in ways he could never have imagined

COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Search for Antibodies That ‘First Do No Harm’

Biotechs and pharma want to protect patients without triggering immune system havoc