
How a Warming Climate Could Affect the Spread of Diseases Similar to COVID-19
A hotter planet could change the relationship among infectious agents, their hosts and the human body’s defense mechanisms
A hotter planet could change the relationship among infectious agents, their hosts and the human body’s defense mechanisms
Because high-end N95 masks are scarce, hospitals and other medical centers are using less protective surgical masks
Extreme heat is deadly to many of the same populations that are most vulnerable to COVID-19
With politicians touting the potential benefits of malaria drugs to fight COVID-19, some people are turning away from clinical trials of other therapies
Clinical trials have begun to test drugs that counter toxic molecular webs linked to lung distress
One conversation could keep your kids safe
The former are actual numbers; the latter are inflated statistical estimates
The pandemic has revealed the disadvantages of laissez-faire governance and advantages of centralized control
Here’s what I’ve learned as an oceangoing research scientist
Exploring the natural world can be restorative to mental health
We don’t know how the coronavirus may affect women and men differently, which prevents us from delivering appropriate and personalized care
People who smoke tobacco or marijuana; vape; or use opioids or methamphetamine may be at higher risk of serious disease
Here are pandemic news highlights for the week
LabCorp’s Pixel kits rely on self-swabbing and mailing samples, and they have yet to be scaled up for widespread use
The suffering will be unimaginable
Compassionate use of experimental medicine needs to coexist with scientific rigor to help patients, researchers write in the journal Science
Anosmia, or loss of smell, can be an early symptom—and that puts these ear, nose and throat physicians at risk
Properly reported information is crucial for black communities to recover from this crisis and transcend a history of exclusion
Technologies such as PCR, serological assays and rapid diagnostics help us understand the spread of COVID-19. But how do they do so?
Glucose metabolism plays a key role in the cytokine storm seen in influenza, and the link could have potential implications for novel coronavirus infections
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