Hidden immune weakness found in 14% of gravely ill COVID-19 patients By Meredith WadmanSep. 24, 2020 Damaged interferon response helps explain why men get sicker than women
COVID-19 data on Native Americans is ‘a national disgrace.’ This scientist is fighting to be counted By Lizzie WadeSep. 24, 2020 Abigail Echo-Hawk is working around the clock to close discriminatory data gaps
‘I just want this suffering to be over.’ Brazilians flock to COVID-19 vaccine trials By Herton EscobarSep. 22, 2020 With high case numbers and a good medical infrastructure, the country has become an ideal testing ground
WHO unveils global plan to fairly distribute COVID-19 vaccine, but challenges await By Kai KupferschmidtSep. 21, 2020 Nations with two-thirds of world’s population have joined, but not United States or China
COVID-19 data scandal prompts tweaks to elite journal’s review process By Kelly ServickSep. 18, 2020 After publishing study based on unverified patient data from Surgisphere, a little-known company, The Lancet promises tighter standards
Podcast: Performing magic for animals, and why the pandemic is pushing people out of prisons By Sarah Crespi, Kelly ServickSep. 17, 2020 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
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”
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
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
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