Coronavirus

“Rushed” timeline would create safety risks and undermine credibility of Indian science, critics say

Witnesses divulge little on how Trump administration's vaccine push selects candidates for clinical testing or funding

Clinical study has been helped by a simple design, a centralized health care system, and lots of infections

Head of the International AIDS Society says conference organizers hope to retain its unique nature and influence online

Earlier rules gave institutions more flexibility in supporting research

To stop the pandemic, the world’s public health experts must win the coming “story war” over vaccine misinformation

U.S. and World Health Organization are already debating how to prioritize the initial distribution of a coveted vaccine

A trial that recruited 4000 gymgoers in Oslo, Norway, found no new infections

On this week’s show: Masking up to stop the spread of COVID-19, and why Greenland’s sled dogs are so different from other modern dogs

As COVID-19 cases mount, Square Kilometre Array construction delayed into 2021

Nonprofits that fund research are delaying, trimming, or canceling grants to scientists

Researchers accused of killing patients after using a high dose to treat coronavirus infection

Supply of intravenous version of dexamethasone, preferred by doctors, is especially at risk

On this week’s show: Balancing university budgets during a pandemic, and a drone programmed to release sterile mosquitoes

New cases are linked to a wholesale food market but it’s not clear how the virus got there

U.K. trial finds dexamethasone reduces deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third