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
The pandemic challenges a young critical care doctor in ways he could never have imagined
Biotechs and pharma want to protect patients without triggering immune system havoc
A leading Brazilian scientist discusses the challenges faced by the country, which has the world’s third-highest number of COVID-19 cases
Fighting COVID-19 with our antiquated paradigm of centralized health care delivery is like fighting World War III with a musket
A global natural experiment examines the time warp of life under quarantine
Seasonal respite from the pandemic will depend on what happens indoors, not just outdoors
The device prevents oxygen deprivation in coronavirus-blocking respirators
Tree rings, ice cores and sediment deposits could record changes in pollution during the global shutdown
Here are pandemic news highlights for the week
We can’t visit the dying in hospitals, and we can’t gather for funerals—but technology can lessen the pain
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
A new tool gauges the danger that someone may be infected with COVID-19 in groups of different sizes
Scientists urge caution over hints of success emerging from small human and animal studies
The coronavirus has created a survival crisis for rural communities and, consequently, for wildlife
The pandemic lockdowns are providing a window into how a wariness of humans uniquely shapes other species’ behavior
The decline shows how far there is to go to curtail greenhouse gases over the long term
“Reverse zoonosis” may foster the right conditions for the next COVID-19
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.
U.S. scientists say that better data, testing and hospital preparedness are key to tackling the significant racial disparities
The drop in CO2 emissions we’re seeing is temporary—but it shows us what might be possible
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