Public Health
New Coronavirus Drug Shows Promise in Animal Tests
Slated for human trials, EIDD-2801 could become the first pill for COVID-19
"The Coronavirus Outbreak"
Policy
Yes, Liquor Stores Are Essential Businesses
Keeping them open can help people with alcohol use disorder avoid withdrawal symptoms, including tremors, hallucinations and seizures
Policy
The Pandemic Shows Why the U.S. Must Invest in Public Research
This moment of crisis calls for the nation to rediscover its powers of discovery
Public Health
Inside the Global Race to Fight COVID-19 Using the World’s Fastest Supercomputers
The director of IBM Research explains how the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium came together in just a few days
Environment
5 Ways the Economic Upheaval of Coronavirus May Impact CO2 Emissions
When Americans return to the roads, what happens to oil prices and China’s recovery strategy could all impact emissions levels
Policy
Congress Needs More Scientific Expertise to Fight COVID-19
Here’s how congresspeople can get it
Space & Physics
COVID-19 Shutdown May Obscure Mysteries of Cracked Interstellar Comet
Pristine alien material from the object 2I/Borisov is being exposed to space for the first time—but the coronavirus pandemic is stopping astronomers from watching it
Public Health
Can We Really Develop a Safe, Effective Coronavirus Vaccine?
We don’t know for sure, but if we can, it probably won’t be easy, cheap or fast
Public Health
When Can We Lift the Coronavirus Pandemic Restrictions? Not Before Taking These Steps
Johns Hopkins health security expert Tom Inglesby discusses the need for widespread testing, protective equipment and face coverings
Public Health
Heart Damage in COVID-19 Patients Puzzles Doctors
Up to one in five hospitalized patients have signs of heart injury. Cardiologists are trying to learn whether the virus attacks the organ
Behavior
Can India Contain the Pandemic?
Public health interventions can work in this poor and populous country—but only if the people are involved in designing and implementing them
Public Health
Medical Students Can Give Vital Help in the COVID-19 Crisis
They’re not full-fledged physicians, but they’ve been learning important skills that can take the pressure off credentialed M.D.s
Policy
COVID-19: The Need for Secure Labs—and Their Risks
Coronavirus research requires high-containment labs. Journalist Elisabeth Eaves talks with Scientific American contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs about her article “The Risks of Building Too Many Bio Labs,” a joint project of the New Yorker and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ...
Public Health
How Sewage Could Reveal True Scale of Coronavirus Outbreak
Wastewater testing could also be used as an early-warning sign if the virus returns
Public Health
Why Social Media Is Crucial for Frontline Physicians in the Fight against COVID-19
The disease spreads so fast and is so poorly understood that doctors and researchers are sharing their findings on Twitter and Facebook, not medical journals
Mental Health
COVID-19 Is Likely to Lead to an Increase in Suicides
The psychosocial repercussions of this crisis could make the tragedy even worse
Public Health
Coronavirus Disrupts Vital Field Research—Including Disease Transmission Work
Scientists across the globe have been cut off from sites and experimental resources—or stranded abroad
Public Health
Why the Coronavirus Slipped Past Disease Detectives
Groups of scientists tasked with identifying pandemic-prone microbes were stretched too far and thin
Behavior
Polling Shows Signs of Public Trust in Institutions amid the Pandemic
The ongoing effort to fight COVID-19 wins broad support, even across partisan divides
Public Health
Map Reveals Hidden U.S. Hotspots of Coronavirus Infection
By adjusting for population, researchers have identified rural areas in several states that could be disproportionally affected by COVID-19
