Coronavirus

Mysterious company Surgisphere declined to provide access to hospital data used to evaluate drugs in COVID-19 patients

On this week’s show: New research suggests male sex hormones may be behind more deadly coronavirus infections in men, and using DNA-barcoded bacterial spores to mark and track vegetables

Researchers face confusing rules, worries about quality of science

Data on prostate cancer patients, bald men suggest existing drugs could fight COVID-19

Scientists and journals express concern over influential studies of COVID-19 patient data that evaluated possible treatments such as hydroxychloroquine

Damage to vessel lining may drive mysterious clotting disorders, inflammation

High-level politician suggests academy deserves retribution for publishing unwelcome COVID-19 estimates

But survey in China doesn’t pinpoint animal source of COVID-19

Innovative vaccine uses another virus to present two genes from the novel coronavirus

But creative scientists vow recovery and move research, public programs online

United Nations says it needs billions in donor money as cases mount in a country ravaged by civil war and cholera

On this week’s show: Researchers race to understand Kawasaki-like syndrome in children that has been linked to coronavirus, and exploring “grounding lines” on the ocean floor to track Antarctica’s glaciers

Small studies suggest transfusions with antibody-laden blood plasma may help patients fight the virus

States scramble to deal with millions of jobless migrant workers returning home

Company bets on vaccines using live viruses and an experimental compound with a dark side

The country’s COVID-19 countermeasures relied on voluntary social distancing and limited testing