Pandemic inspires new push to shrink jails and prisons By Kelly ServickSep. 17, 2020 Researchers explore health and public safety impacts of “decarceration”
Turkish scientists and physicians face criminal investigations after criticizing COVID-19 policies By Kristen McTighe Sep. 16, 2020 Questioning official case numbers and warning about health worker deaths trigger accusations of “misinforming the public” and “causing panic”
An ‘uncoordinated’ immune response may explain why COVID-19 strikes some hard, particularly the elderly By Jon CohenSep. 16, 2020 Multiple arms of secondary immune response need to respond in sync to coronavirus
From leprosy to COVID-19, how stigma makes it harder to fight epidemics By Vaishnavi ChandrashekharSep. 16, 2020 Animosity directed at COVID-19 patients has roots in ancient social stigma around infectious disease
Eli Lilly reports promising first results for an antibody against COVID-19 By Meredith WadmanSep. 16, 2020 More results expected soon from similar trials
As evidence builds that COVID-19 can damage the heart, doctors are racing to understand it By Jennifer Couzin-FrankelSep. 15, 2020 Heart inflammation can occur after coronavirus cases both mild and severe
Ethical or exploitative—should prisoners participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials? By Eli CahanSep. 14, 2020 Studies in correctional facilities would come with opportunities and dangers
COVID-19 worries douse plans for fire experiments By Eli CahanSep. 11, 2020 Officials fear smoke from intentional burns could worsen pandemic
To fight COVID-19, a young epidemiologist bridges the gulf between science and U.S. politics By Kelly ServickSep. 10, 2020 Caitlin Rivers has found her voice—in front of Congress and on Twitter—during the pandemic
Why COVID-19 is more deadly in people with obesity—even if they’re young By Meredith WadmanSep. 8, 2020 “The stickiest blood I’ve ever seen” and other weight-related factors worsen the coronavirus disease
As the pandemic erodes grad student mental health, academics sound the alarm By Katie LanginSep. 4, 2020 Two surveys conducted in recent months put numbers to the issue
Can you catch COVID-19 from your neighbor’s toilet? By Jocelyn KaiserSep. 4, 2020 Study suggesting virus spread through waste pipes in Chinese apartment building raises concerns
Leader of U.S. vaccine push says he‘ll quit if politics trumps science By Jon CohenSep. 3, 2020 Moncef Slaoui, scientific head of Operation Warp Speed, discusses challenges and politics of approving a vaccine before the election
Podcast: Fighting Europe’s second wave of COVID-19, and making democracy work for poor people By Sarah Crespi, Kai KupferschmidtSep. 3, 2020 On this week’s show: Could a focus on superspreading events help Europe fend off a second pandemic peak, and what to do if a country’s strong economic growth doesn’t alleviate extreme poverty
Can Europe tame the pandemic’s next wave? By Kai KupferschmidtSep. 1, 2020 Countries seek new coronavirus strategies as COVID-19 surges across the continent again
Here’s how the U.S. could release a COVID-19 vaccine before the election—and why that scares some By Jon CohenAug. 28, 2020 Science explains FDA’s emergency use authorization and other ways countries can speed approvals for vaccines to the new coronavirus