Airlines Say Flying During COVID-19 Is Safe. The Science Isn’t Quite So Certain.
Your chances of catching the coronavirus on a plane are probably low, studies indicate. But the airline industry, which has funded a chunk of that research, hasn’t always stuck to the science.
The FDA Has Authorized The COVID-19 Antibody Drug That Chris Christie Took
Eli Lilly’s experimental coronavirus therapy, bamlanivimab, received an emergency use authorization for mild to moderate COVID-19.
Just Electing Joe Biden Won’t Stop The Coronavirus Pandemic
Doctors and scientists expect a night-and-day difference in how the Biden administration will seek to handle the coronavirus. Is it too late?
Scientists Are Relieved About A Biden Presidency. They Say The Real Work Can Start Now.
After four years of relentless attacks on science, researchers and doctors are hopeful that Biden will fight the pandemic and climate change.
Schools Don’t Seem To Be COVID Hotbeds. That Doesn’t Mean They Should All Open, Scientists Say.
So far, schools don’t appear to be COVID-19 superspreading sites. But Scott Atlas’s assertion that there is “zero excuse” to keep classrooms closed is an oversimplification, experts say.
Scientists Are Slamming The Great Barrington Declaration’s Call For “Herd Immunity”
A week after White House officials met with scientists endorsing herd immunity, dozens of other researchers called it “a dangerous fallacy unsupported by scientific evidence.”
Two Major COVID Clinical Trials Were Paused Over Safety Concerns — Which Is Exactly How Trials Should Work
Trials for Eli Lilly’s antibody treatment and Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine were both paused this week.
Doctors Are Questioning Trump’s COVID-19 Test After His Physician Said He Tested Negative
Trump’s doctor cited a rapid test as a key factor in determining that he is “not infectious,” but the CDC does not recommend using such tests to clear sick patients from isolating.
These Scientists Have A Controversial Plan For “Herd Immunity” — And The White House Is Listening
For months, a small group of scientists has pushed policies that mainstream health experts say would cause many more COVID-19 deaths. They just got their biggest audience yet.
Trump Returned To The White House And Took His Mask Off While Infected With COVID-19
The president’s doctors said he was well enough to leave the hospital on Monday evening, despite warning signs that suggest his COVID-19 case may be severe.
The CDC Finally Acknowledged That The Coronavirus Can Spread Through Air
The premier health agency's update comes less than two weeks after a similar guidance was added and then deleted from its website.
Trump’s Doctors Gave More Conflicting Information On His Health, And Revealed He’s On A Steroid Used For Severe COVID-19
Dr. Sean Conley continued to give conflicting information and evasive answers on the president’s health in a briefing on Sunday.
Politicians In Line Behind Trump Say They’re Coronavirus-Free. But It May Be Too Soon To Know If That’s True.
What happens next will depend not just on how sick the president gets, but on whether the people who may need to take over will stay healthy.
Trump Has COVID-19. These Are The Health Risks He Could Face.
Exactly what is the state of Trump’s health? How severe will his symptoms be? And how might those symptoms play out politically?
Anti-Vaxxers Are Feeding Off Concerns That Trump Is Rushing A Coronavirus Vaccine
Vaccine skeptics have long stoked unfounded conspiracy theories about immunizations. Political pressure to produce a coronavirus vaccine at “warp speed” is adding fuel to their fire.
The CDC Removed A New Guidance About Airborne Coronavirus Transmission Days After Posting It
"We need the public institutions to have a clear message based on science and not to be announcing something on Friday and pulling it out on Monday," said one scientist.
Two Pharma Companies Released Their Coronavirus Vaccine Blueprints In A Bid To Regain Public Trust
The disclosures from the two frontrunners, Pfizer and Moderna, come as public trust in a coronavirus vaccine is declining.
Wildfire Smoke Is Causing A New Public Health Crisis On The West Coast
The fires are likely already causing an upsurge in fatal heart attacks and hospitalizations for people with asthma — and it might also make people more vulnerable to COVID-19.
An FDA Deadline For Vape Shops Is Today. No One Knows What Comes Next.
“I worry it will be Armageddon for the vaping industry.”
An NIH Panel Said There’s No Good Data To Show That Plasma Treats COVID, Contradicting Trump
Trump and the FDA chief rolled out the emergency authorization for plasma with great fanfare, to the alarm of many scientists. Now advisers to another arm of the administration, the NIH, have called the evidence for it “insufficient.”