Month: March 2020

Last week, the first volunteers in a study of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine received their first doses, and the vaccine’s developer, Moderna Therapeutics, is already thinking ahead. Although testing on the vaccine will take at least a year to complete, the work could provide valuable information about how the immune system can fight coronaviruses and … Read more

Jack Drennan had tried to quit vaping before, but it took a global pandemic to make him finally follow through. “I heard you get a lot sicker if you do vape and get coronavirus, so it kind of [pushed me] to quit,” says the Mississippi 20-year-old. Plus, “my mom’s on my ass [about it].” Speculation … Read more

(NEW DELHI) — As India expanded its virus-containment measures and halted its lifeblood train network, the federal government warned Monday of strict legal action for those who flout the rules. “Please save yourself, save your family,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted in Hindi and called for states to follow the preventive measures issued by the … Read more

Dr. Bruce Aylward has almost 30 years experience in fighting polio, Ebola and other diseases, and now, he’s turned his attention to stopping the spread of COVID-19. Aylward, the senior adviser to the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), is one of the world’s top officials in charge of fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The … Read more

A group of British ENT doctors has pointed out a new possible indicator of the coronavirus: lost sense of smell, even in patients who are otherwise asymptomatic. View original article Contributor: Michael Brice-Saddler

Huge testing discrepancies between states muddles the meaning of results. In the information age, we still need a lot more information View original article Contributor: Steven Mufson

Researchers hope that a new visualization of the architecture of SARS-CoV-2 will help them find a way to fight it. View original article Contributor: Bonnie Berkowitz

The science behind what makes this coronavirus so sneaky, deadly and difficult to defeat View original article Contributor: Sarah Kaplan

Counselors and therapists look at the culinary arts as a treatment for angst, depression, grief and loss. That’s particularly helpful now. View original article Contributor: Jamie Friedlander