Coronavirus
China’s latest outbreak sparks concerns over dangerous coronavirus mutations
Chinese doctors are seeing the coronavirus manifest differently among patients in its new cluster of cases in the northeast region ...
Understanding why the coronavirus can make some people so sick
Why is the coronavirus deadlier than the flu? ...
Podcast: Ban ‘factory farming’? GMO mosquitoes coming this summer; anti-biotech groups aren’t ‘grassroots’
As clinical trials begin of several candidate coronavirus vaccines, a former FDA scientist says the agency could speed up its ...
First, we need a coronavirus vaccine. Then we need to figure out who gets it first
Several drugmakers that have been building up their capabilities to make coronavirus vaccines, have pledged to deliver millions of doses ...
Infographic: From head to toe, coronavirus affects the body in unpredictable ways
Today, there is widespread recognition the novel coronavirus is far more unpredictable than a simple respiratory virus. Often it attacks ...
African science steps up to COVID challenge
As the coronavirus spreads across Africa, launching a pandemic that the World Health Organization (WHO) warns could “smolder” for years, ...
Nationwide coronavirus antibody test in Israel to assess herd immunity and vulnerability to 2nd wave
Israel, whose aggressive response to the coronavirus has held its fatality rate to a fraction of those of the United ...
What we can learn from Sweden’s controversial—and seemingly effective—coronavirus strategy
Life in lockdown is slowly becoming a rather grim norm for millions of citizens across the globe as the response ...
Feeling a bit stir crazy during the pandemic lockdown? Blame it on human evolution
Humans are intensely social creatures. We all need company and social contact. But for many of us, being at home ...
Good news for a coronavirus vaccine: Human immune system offers robust response, study shows
Information about immunity to SARS-CoV-2, both in the context of COVID-19 disease pathogenesis and in the context of how to ...
Coronavirus fears spur drop in childhood vaccinations and could lead to new measles outbreaks
Researchers have documented a drop in child vaccination rates in Michigan since restrictions were imposed to slow the spread of ...
Can the coronavirus be transmitted sexually? Small study suggests it’s possible
The coronavirus disease COVID-19 could be transmitted through sexual intercourse, a new study has concluded, prompting fears of a new ...
Banning Aaron Ginn: Social media sites censoring coronavirus critics who claim lockdown strategy lacks a ‘scientific basis’
Does a pandemic demand the strong medicine of censorship? Social-media companies seem to think so. They’re taking steps to control ...
Coronavirus immunity passports could create a world of ‘us and them’. But here’s why they make sense
Dividing groups of people into “us” and “them” isn’t usually a good idea, but in the scary new world of ...
From “COVID toes” to delirium, coronavirus presents a wide range of unusual symptoms
In late April, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its list of COVID-19 symptoms. The CDC initially ...
Conflict of Interest? Whistleblower alleges study by Stanford’s John Ioannidis critical of lockdown funded by wealthy corporate donor critical of lockdown
A highly influential coronavirus antibody study was funded in part by David Neeleman, the JetBlue Airways founder and a vocal ...
Seeds of fear sown in Uganda as farmers confuse clonal coffee with coronavirus
The emergence of the fast-spreading coronavirus and its virulent COVID-19 have come with unprecedented conspiracy theories related to source, cause ...
Vitamin D appears to reduce complications and lower probably of dying from coronavirus
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin are calling on the government in Ireland to change recommendations for vitamin D supplements. A ...
Moderna announces July clinical trials after experimental coronavirus vaccine shows promising early results
Moderna, the Massachusetts biotechnology company behind a leading effort to create a coronavirus vaccine, announced promising early results from its ...
Viewpoint: We can’t let the coronavirus open a ‘back door’ to eugenics
The NHS response to Covid-19 has been incredible. It has shown the strong commitment by the medical profession and society ...
Not all children are safe from COVID-19: Mysterious childhood illness similar to Kawasaki disease linked to coronavirus
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory to thousands of doctors across the country [May ...
There will be no vaccine widely available by fall (or anytime soon) even with a miracle breakthrough
Vaccines to prevent Covid-19 infection are hurtling through development at speeds never before seen. But mounting promises that some vaccine ...
Are coronavirus fears breathing new life into old childhood diseases?
Fear among vulnerable patients that they may contract and succumb to a COVID-19 infection is completely understandable. It is less ...
Viewpoint: Anti-vax conspiracy propaganda movement aiming to derail successful rollout of coronavirus vaccines
This war could pit public health officials and politicians against an anti-vaccination movement that floods social media with misinformation, conspiracy ...
Tuberculosis vaccine gets a shot at the coronavirus
One of the oldest vaccines could protect us against our newest infectious disease, COVID-19. The vaccine has been given to ...
Infographic: Why are women less likely to die from coronavirus?
Gender-specific observations and implications for COVID-19 paired with global reported cases indicate men are 50% to 80% more likely to ...
Stanford’s John Ioannidis refines study suggesting coronavirus global lockdown “may be totally irrational,” acknowledging “more uncertainties”
John Ioannidis answers Undark’s questions on his controversial antibody study and participation in partisan media ...
