Public Health
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
"The Coronavirus Outbreak"
Public Health
Widely Used Surgical Masks Are Putting Health Care Workers at Serious Risk
Because high-end N95 masks are scarce, hospitals and other medical centers are using less protective surgical masks
Public Health
Summer Presents Dangerous Choice: Swelter in Quarantine or Risk Contagion
Extreme heat is deadly to many of the same populations that are most vulnerable to COVID-19
Medicine
Chloroquine Hype Is Derailing the Search for Coronavirus Treatments
With politicians touting the potential benefits of malaria drugs to fight COVID-19, some people are turning away from clinical trials of other therapies
Public Health
‘Spider-Man’ Immune Response May Promote Severe COVID-19
Clinical trials have begun to test drugs that counter toxic molecular webs linked to lung distress
Behavior
The Coronavirus Pandemic Puts Children at Risk of Online Sexual Exploitation
One conversation could keep your kids safe
Public Health
Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples to Oranges
The former are actual numbers; the latter are inflated statistical estimates
Public Health
Will COVID-19 Make Us Less Democratic and More like China?
The pandemic has revealed the disadvantages of laissez-faire governance and advantages of centralized control
Behavior
Self-Isolation? I’m an Expert
Here’s what I’ve learned as an oceangoing research scientist
Mental Health
More Time Out in Nature Is an Unexpected Benefit of the COVID-19 Sheltering Rules
Exploring the natural world can be restorative to mental health
Policy
Our Response to COVID-19 Is Male-Centric
We don’t know how the coronavirus may affect women and men differently, which prevents us from delivering appropriate and personalized care
Behavior
COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
People who smoke tobacco or marijuana; vape; or use opioids or methamphetamine may be at higher risk of serious disease
Public Health
Coronavirus Roundup for April 18–24
Here are pandemic news highlights for the week
Public Health
At-Home Coronavirus-Sample-Collection Kits Aren’t Perfect but Could Help Fill Testing Gap
LabCorp’s Pixel kits rely on self-swabbing and mailing samples, and they have yet to be scaled up for widespread use
Policy
COVID-19 Will Hit the Elderly Even Harder in Developing Countries
The suffering will be unimaginable
Medicine
Shortcuts in COVID-19 Drug Research Could Do Long-Term Harm, Bioethicists Worry
Compassionate use of experimental medicine needs to coexist with scientific rigor to help patients, researchers write in the journal Science
Public Health
Why COVID-19 Is a Special Danger to Otolaryngologists
Anosmia, or loss of smell, can be an early symptom—and that puts these ear, nose and throat physicians at risk
Policy
To Protect Black Americans from the Worst Impacts of COVID-19, Release Comprehensive Racial Data
Properly reported information is crucial for black communities to recover from this crisis and transcend a history of exclusion
Public Health
The Science behind How Coronavirus Tests Work
Technologies such as PCR, serological assays and rapid diagnostics help us understand the spread of COVID-19. But how do they do so?
Public Health
How Blood Sugar Can Trigger a Deadly Immune Response in the Flu and Possibly COVID-19
Glucose metabolism plays a key role in the cytokine storm seen in influenza, and the link could have potential implications for novel coronavirus infections
