Public Health
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
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Medicine
COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Search for Antibodies That ‘First Do No Harm’
Biotechs and pharma want to protect patients without triggering immune system havoc
Public Health
How Anti-Science Attitudes Have Impacted the Coronavirus Pandemic in Brazil
A leading Brazilian scientist discusses the challenges faced by the country, which has the world’s third-highest number of COVID-19 cases
Public Health
Precision Mobile Testing Is Key to Opening the Economy Safely
Fighting COVID-19 with our antiquated paradigm of centralized health care delivery is like fighting World War III with a musket
Public Health
A Monday Is a Tuesday Is a Sunday as COVID-19 Disrupts Internal Clocks
A global natural experiment examines the time warp of life under quarantine
Public Health
One Key Factor in whether COVID-19 Will Wane This Summer
Seasonal respite from the pandemic will depend on what happens indoors, not just outdoors
Biotech
New Design Helps N95 Mask Wearers Breathe Easier
The device prevents oxygen deprivation in coronavirus-blocking respirators
Public Health
The Special Challenge of Fighting COVID-19 in Africa
Western governments and NGOs are grappling with their own outbreaks, leaving African nations largely on their own
Environment
Will the Earth ‘Remember’ the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Tree rings, ice cores and sediment deposits could record changes in pollution during the global shutdown
Public Health
Coronavirus Roundup: May 16–May 22
Here are pandemic news highlights for the week
Policy
Ignoring Science during a Pandemic Is Poor Leadership
The U.S. president’s hostility to expertise puts us all in danger
Medicine
Early Coronavirus Immunity Data Fuel Promise for a Vaccine
Researchers found COVID-19 infection produces a strong T cell response. Here’s why they say that is good news
Public Health
Coronavirus Pandemic Threatens to Derail Polio Eradication—but There’s a Silver Lining
COVID-19 has stifled the world’s largest immunization program. Yet polio’s vast workforce is also helping in the fight against the new disease
Public Health
Malaria Mosquitoes Are Biting before Bed-Net Time
Mosquitoes that like to bite at night are being thwarted by bed nets, leading to the rise of populations that prefer to bite when the nets are not up yet.
Public Health
Online COVID-19 Dashboard Calculates How Risky Reopenings and Gatherings Can Be
A new tool gauges the danger that someone may be infected with COVID-19 in groups of different sizes
Medicine
Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Have Delivered Their First Results—but Their Promise Is Still Unclear
Scientists urge caution over hints of success emerging from small human and animal studies
Environment
How the Coronavirus Has Changed Animals’ Landscape of Fear
The pandemic lockdowns are providing a window into how a wariness of humans uniquely shapes other species’ behavior
Environment
Global CO2 Emissions Saw Record Drop During Pandemic Lockdown
The decline shows how far there is to go to curtail greenhouse gases over the long term
Public Health
Human Viruses Can Jump into Animals, Too—Sowing the Seeds of Future Epidemics
“Reverse zoonosis” may foster the right conditions for the next COVID-19
Public Health
Why History Urges Caution on Coronavirus Immunity Testing
Snorting powdered smallpox scabs and jumping into the beds of those freshly dead from yellow fever. Humanity has gone to extreme lengths in search of immunity before.
