Coronavirus

Damaged interferon response helps explain why men get sicker than women

Abigail Echo-Hawk is working around the clock to close discriminatory data gaps

With high case numbers and a good medical infrastructure, the country has become an ideal testing ground

Nations with two-thirds of world’s population have joined, but not United States or China

After publishing study based on unverified patient data from Surgisphere, a little-known company, The Lancet promises tighter standards

On this week’s show: The threat of COVID-19 is focusing new research on decarceration, and how performing magic for animals can give insight into how their minds work

Researchers explore health and public safety impacts of “decarceration”

Questioning official case numbers and warning about health worker deaths trigger accusations of “misinforming the public” and “causing panic”

Animosity directed at COVID-19 patients has roots in ancient social stigma around infectious disease

Multiple arms of secondary immune response need to respond in sync to coronavirus

More results expected soon from similar trials

Heart inflammation can occur after coronavirus cases both mild and severe

Studies in correctional facilities would come with opportunities and dangers

Officials fear smoke from intentional burns could worsen pandemic

Caitlin Rivers has found her voice—in front of Congress and on Twitter—during the pandemic

“The stickiest blood I’ve ever seen” and other weight-related factors worsen the coronavirus disease