Month: May 2020

A preliminary study finds that Abbott’s ID NOW test, which can detect the coronavirus in as little as five minutes, missed between a third and 48 percent of samples detected by a diagnostic tool made by Cepheid. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson

Research from an NIH team could provide insights on how the coronavirus spreads in confined spaces. View original article Contributor: Joel Achenbach

The at-home saliva tests don’t require risky face-to-face interactions or an uncomfortable nasal swabs. Other researchers are also working on test strips similar to a home pregnancy test. View original article Contributor: Steven Mufson

There are no surefire approaches, but knowledge about the pathogen — and how to treat it — have increased at a breakneck pace over the past two months. View original article Contributor: Ariana Eunjung Cha

This springtime at Griffin Hospital in Connecticut is a metaphor for the wounds the pandemic is leaving on the places that Americans sickest with covid-19 turn to in hope of being healed. View original article Contributor: Amy Goldstein

We get it. You’re aching to get back to a bit of normalcy, and to look like a human being again. People won’t to have wait much longer, at least … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Volunteer-run broadcasters are a British tradition. During the pandemic, they’re cheering patients up with jazz standards and soft rock. View original article Contributor:

Millions more U.S. residents left their homes this week, according to a Times analysis. The stay-at-home order in L.A. could last into July. Dr. Anthony Fauci said reopening too soon risked a new runaway outbreak. View original article Contributor:

A reporter got a close-up look at how different governments handled the developing pandemic. Some were more impressive than others. View original article Contributor: