Public Health
Why Measles Deaths Are Surging—and Coronavirus Could Make it Worse
Measles has killed thousands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 23 countries have suspended vaccination campaigns
"The Coronavirus Outbreak"
Public Health
Cancer Patients Face Treatment Delays and Uncertainty as Coronavirus Overwhelms Hospitals
Health care providers are delaying “nonessential” surgeries—and that could hurt some patients
Public Health
Are Smokers or Vapers More at Risk for COVID-19? Here’s What We know
Investigating the potential danger to those who use tobacco products or e-cigarettes calls for a look at the lungs
Public Health
Not Just Ventilators: Staff Trained to Run Them Are in Short Supply
Each patient on a breathing machine requires multiple doctors and nurses to care for that person
Public Health
Coronavirus Misinformation Is Its Own Deadly Condition
Pulitzer-winning Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance, talks about the dangers of politicians offering coronavirus misinformation...
Policy
What the COVID-19 Pandemic Means for Black Americans
The bias built into the health system means they will have worse outcomes on average if they get sick
Public Health
Harnessing Social Media for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Campaigns such as #See10Do10 can make a sometimes frivolous way of communicating socially useful
Public Health
New Coronavirus Drug Shows Promise in Animal Tests
Slated for human trials, EIDD-2801 could become the first pill for COVID-19
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 ...
