How is it spread? Why’s it called “coronavirus”? Dr. Seema Yasmin answers your burning questions about the pandemic.
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Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who warned of pandemic in 2006, says we can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need lots more testing.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Chloroquine May Fight Covid-19—and Silicon Valley’s Into It
The old malaria drug is getting used against the coronavirus. Tech enthusiasts are abuzz. One missing step: clinical trials.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Ventilator Makers Race to Prevent a Possible Shortage
Manufacturers are producing as many as they can to care for Covid-19 patients with breathing problems. Now the federal government is asking for even more.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mass Panic Is Unlikely, Even During a Pandemic
Hollywood tells us humans are prone to lose all rationality in a disaster, looting and trampling one another. But that’s not giving our brains any credit.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Could Crispr Be Humanity’s Next Virus Killer?
Stanford scientists are exploring whether gene-editing technology can be used to fight pandemics. But so far, they have just one piece of a larger puzzle.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why the Coronavirus Hit Italy So Hard
The country has the second-oldest population on earth, and its young mingle more often with elderly loved ones.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: FDA Approves the First Commercial Coronavirus Tests in the US
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche and medical-device maker Thermo Fisher collectively have nearly 2 million tests available, with more to come.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What If You Can’t Avoid the Hospital as Covid-19 Spreads?
Even during a pandemic, people still need to deliver babies and get medical care. With little guidance, they face difficult choices.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Everything You Need to Know About Coronavirus Testing
How it works, why we need it, and why it’s taking so **** long for the US to get people diagnosed.
