New York clinical trial quietly tests heartburn remedy against coronavirus
Hospital data from China and a classified drug screening program led to the rapid launch of $21 million study
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Podcast: From nose to toes—how coronavirus affects the body, and a quantum microscope that unlocks the magnetic secrets of very old rocks
On this week’s show: The latest on how COVID-19 infections damage the body, and what can be learned from ancient magnetic traces in rocks on Earth and in space -
Suffering from COVID-19 anxiety? Here’s what you can do
A postdoc shares what she learned by talking to a friend who is a psychiatrist -
COVID-19 vaccine protects monkeys from new coronavirus, Chinese biotech reports
China’s Sinovac makes headway with old-fashioned technology that “kills” whole virus -
Surveys of infectious disease experts aim to predict COVID-19’s toll
Consensus judgments could provide an alternative to statistical models -
Health care workers seek to flatten COVID-19’s ‘second curve’—their rising mental anguish
Medical staff face high rates of anxiety and depression, emerging studies suggest -
Did Japan miss its chance to keep the coronavirus in check?
The state of emergency has no teeth and critics say it came too late -
Antibody surveys suggesting vast undercount of coronavirus infections may be unreliable
Critics question accuracy of tests and media promotion before full results are published -
Antimalarials widely used against COVID-19 heighten risk of cardiac arrest. How can doctors minimize the danger?
Cardiologists urge careful monitoring of patients on chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine -
Coronavirus found in Paris sewage points to early warning system
Rising levels of SARS-CoV-2 detected in wastewater before corresponding spike in clinical cases -
United States should allow volunteers to be infected with coronavirus to test vaccines, lawmakers argue
Bipartisan letter from 35 members of Congress supports challenge trials -
‘Open the doors for us.’ Indonesian scientists say government snubs offers to help fight coronavirus
Researchers criticize what they say is a chaotic response and severe shortage of COVID-19 tests -
To streamline coronavirus vaccine and drug efforts, NIH and firms join forces
Alliance will prioritize which candidates move forward in clinical trials -
How does coronavirus kill? Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toes
The lungs are ground zero for COVID-19, but blood clots may play a surprisingly big role in severe illness -
How early-career scientists are coping with COVID-19 challenges and fears
“It’s OK to feel scared and sad. And it’s OK to say so,” one Ph.D. student advises -
Antibiotic treatment for COVID-19 complications could fuel resistant bacteria
Defense Department plans major study with medical centers looking at antibiotic use and secondary infections in COVID-19 patients
