Former FDA leaders decry emergency authorization of malaria drugs for coronavirus By Charles PillerApr. 7, 2020 Widespread use of unproven drugs could hurt clinical trials
Unprecedented nationwide blood studies seek to track U.S. coronavirus spread By Jon CohenApr. 7, 2020 A Q&A with veteran transfusion researcher Michael Busch
Trials of drugs to prevent coronavirus infection begin in health care workers By Kai KupferschmidtApr. 7, 2020 Prophylactic treatments could prevent fragile health systems from collapsing during the pandemic
South Africa hopes its battle with HIV and TB helped prepare it for COVID-19 By Linda NordlingApr. 7, 2020 Existing infrastructure and tactics are aiding the coronavirus fight
Early-career scientists at critical career junctures brace for impact of COVID-19 By Wudan YanApr. 7, 2020 For some, university closures will delay graduation, hiring, and other critical milestones
‘Every day is a new surprise.’ Inside the effort to produce the world’s most popular coronavirus tracker By Jocelyn KaiserApr. 6, 2020 How a small university team built a COVID-19 data site that draws 1 billion clicks a day
Scientists have turned the structure of the coronavirus into music By Vineeth VenugopalApr. 3, 2020 “Sonification” could help researchers identify binding sites for new drugs
You may be able to spread coronavirus just by breathing, new report finds By Robert F. ServiceApr. 2, 2020 National Academy of Sciences finding lends support to widespread use of masks
‘These are answers we need.’ WHO plans global study to discover true extent of coronavirus infections By Gretchen VogelApr. 2, 2020 Solidarity II will combine antibody data from around the world
Podcast: How COVID-19 disease models shape shutdowns, and detecting emotions in mice By Sarah Crespi, Kai KupferschmidtApr. 2, 2020 On this week’s show: The importance of forecasting in pandemic policy, and artificial intelligence that can detect facial expressions in mice
Responding to peer reviews is never fun. It’s harder when COVID-19 shuts down your lab By Ye ZhouApr. 2, 2020 The scientific community might need to rethink standard peer-review procedures, writes a professor
These drugs don’t target the coronavirus—they target us By Kai KupferschmidtApr. 2, 2020 Scientists are testing dozens of compounds that might inhibit infection by blocking a human protein
‘We have no choice.’ Pandemic forces polio eradication group to halt campaigns By Leslie RobertsApr. 1, 2020 Suspension of vaccinations expected to lead to fresh outbreaks in polio-free countries
The United States leads in coronavirus cases, but not pandemic response By Science News StaffApr. 1, 2020 Conflicting messages, lack of coordination hamper efforts to curb infections
The $1 billion bet: Pharma giant and U.S. government team up in all-out coronavirus vaccine push By Jon CohenMar. 31, 2020 Johnson & Johnson’s chief scientist describes nonprofit partnership to accelerate its candidate
Speed coronavirus vaccine testing by deliberately infecting volunteers? Not so fast, some scientists warn By Jon CohenMar. 31, 2020 Human challenge studies can accelerate vaccine development, but raise dicey ethical issues