‘A lose-lose situation’: Assisted living residents may see lapses in care during pandemic
Every day, a quiet army of aides fans out across the country to fight off…
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The coronavirus is imperiling drug studies. A virtual study of the Apple Watch could be positioned to thrive
A highly anticipated heart study of the Apple Watch is facing disruptions as a result…
‘A number of new stars’: The definitive guide to the Trump administration’s coronavirus response team
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence is in charge of the Trump administration’s response to…
Understanding what works: How some countries are beating back the coronavirus
With Europe and the United States locked in deadly battle with the coronavirus that causes…
Teva and Mylan to jumpstart production of old malaria drug to fight the novel coronavirus
Two manufacturers of a decades-old malaria drug that some research has suggested may be useful…
Listen: Trump’s coronavirus pivot, life inside the ICU, drug development in a pandemic
Why did the U.S. change its tune on coronavirus? What’s it like to be an…
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A drug maker recently doubled the price of chloroquine — but in response to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s cutting it in half
WASHINGTON — A company that makes a medication increasingly touted as a promising coronavirus treatment,…
With the coronavirus surging, Trump wants drug development to move far faster. It can’t
For about 20 minutes on Thursday, President Trump undermined six decades of dogma on the…
An updated guide to the coronavirus drugs and vaccines in development
In the months since the novel coronavirus rose from a regional crisis to a global…
Drug makers are racing to develop immune therapies for Covid-19. Will they be ready in time?
In the 1995 movie “Outbreak,” doctors whip up a serum from monkey blood in just…
Opinion: Telehealth overpromises during the Covid-19 pandemic
“No more germy waiting rooms.” That’s the pitch from telehealth companies as we face the…
Opinion: Telemedicine could blunt the cost of unnecessary ED visits for Covid-19
Conversations that dominated the health policy discourse only a few weeks ago have been suspended…
Coronavirus survives on surfaces up to 72 hours. Here’s how to protect yourself
Viruses didn’t become ubiquitous by being wimps: From the rhinoviruses that cause the common cold…
FDA postpones some inspections of U.S. manufacturing facilities
The spread of the novel coronavirus has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to temporarily…
WHO to launch multinational trial to jumpstart search for coronavirus drugs
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that it would launch a multi-arm, multi-country clinical trial…
New analysis of coronavirus risk confirms young adults are not invincible
As the Covid-19 pandemic takes an ever-larger toll across the world, researchers are expanding their…
‘It’s been kind of rough’: At the epicenter of the pandemic, a Seattle ICU nurse treats two patients at a time
Stephanie Bandyk is on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic: A registered nurse who…
U.S. official says data show severe coronavirus infections among millennials, not just older Americans
A top health official on the White House’s coronavirus task force warned Wednesday that young…
Chilean lawmakers support compulsory licensing for coronavirus medicines and vaccines
Concerned about access to treatments for the fast-spreading coronavirus, Chile’s lower house of Congress passed…
Facing medical supply shortages, Trump invokes wartime law that could give government authority over private manufacturing
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday said he would invoke the Defense Production Act, a…
Opinion: The economic rationale for strong action now against Covid-19
As governments and communities struggle to figure out the best way to deal with the…
Opinion: We know enough now to act decisively against Covid-19. Social distancing is a good place to start
In a recent and controversial First Opinion, epidemiologist and statistician John Ioannidis argues that we…
Frustrated and afraid about protective gear shortages, health workers are scouring for masks on their own
Health care workers across the country tell STAT they are grappling with new hospital restrictions…
The White House is pinning its hopes on health tech to save the day. Can it deliver?
Over the past week, President Trump and his administration have made statements and taken other…
Surge in patients overwhelms telehealth services amid coronavirus pandemic
Telehealth services are sagging under the weight of an unprecedented surge in patients as hospitals…
Hospital in Boston will be converted into Covid-19 treatment center
A Texas-based health care system announced Tuesday that it would convert one of its hospitals…
Opinion: Allocate ventilators, other Covid-19 resources based on evidence, not political hunches
The emergence of Covid-19 and its worldwide spread has some of the United States’ top…
Trump lifts restrictions on telehealth services for seniors in hopes of limiting coronavirus spread
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday announced an unprecedented expansion of telehealth services for…
Near-lockdown in the Bay Area ‘ratchets up’ challenges for local biotechs and labs
At the stroke of midnight on Tuesday morning, seven counties in the San Francisco Bay…
Opinion: A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data
The current coronavirus disease, Covid-19, has been called a once-in-a-century pandemic. But it may also…
Regeneron says potential Covid-19 drugs could start human tests by early summer
The biotechnology firm Regeneron said it has now developed hundreds of potential medicines that could…
Opinion: Covid-19 will worsen the opioid overdose crisis if we don’t prepare now
In cities across the country, morning is peak time at almost any opioid treatment program….
Explaining a mass quarantine: What does it mean to ‘shelter in place’? And who has the power to call for it?
WASHINGTON — Six counties in the San Francisco metro area made headlines when they announced…
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FDA moves to boost coronavirus testing capacity by giving states more power
In response to a dire shortage of tests for detecting the fast-moving coronavirus, the Food…
Lower death rate estimates for coronavirus, especially for non-elderly, provide glimmer of hope
In a rare piece of good news about Covid-19, a team of infectious disease experts…
In strictest U.S. coronavirus response so far, six Bay Area counties order ‘shelter in place’
Six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday announced a “shelter in place”…
To spur new AI tools to fight coronavirus, tech leaders launch open database of scientific articles
Five organizations on Monday released a new open dataset of over 29,000 scientific articles published…
Trump urges people to avoid discretionary travel and limit gatherings to fewer than 10 people
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday urged the public to avoid “discretionary” travel, frequenting restaurants…
Coronavirus model shows individual hospitals what to expect in the coming weeks
Spurred by reports of doctors in Italy rationing ventilators for coronavirus patients and of overwhelmed…
Opinion: Overreaction may be a bigger threat to public health than the novel coronavirus
In many infectious diseases, the immune system’s reaction to a virus, bacteria, or other pathogen…
The new coronavirus can likely remain airborne for some time. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed
When a new virus blasts out of the animals that harbored it and into people,…
As the coronavirus spreads, a drug that once raised the world’s hopes is given a second shot
A decade ago, a group of chemists cooked up a compound they simply called 3a…
Elbow bumps, social distancing, and Medicare for All: The coronavirus pandemic dominated every aspect of the Democratic debate
WASHINGTON — This is politics in a pandemic age: A presidential debate conducted in a…
As coronavirus pandemic worsens, health officials fear nationalization of drugs and supplies
An allegation that the Trump administration tried to secure exclusive rights to the production of…
Trump administration says it will launch mobile coronavirus test system this week
WASHINGTON — The federal government will roll out a nationwide coronavirus testing system at mobile…
Rollout of Verily coronavirus triage tool Monday will be more limited than Trump seemed to suggest
Verily, the Google spinout focused on life sciences, on Monday will launch an online screening…
Coronavirus pandemic forces some research labs to shut down, with uncertain futures for scientific projects
Scientists who study coronaviruses or design antiviral therapies are grinding away at their research like…
Trump expands coronavirus travel ban to U.K. and Ireland, hints at domestic restrictions
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Saturday announced it would prevent non-Americans in the U.K….
Opinion: Medical students can help combat Covid-19. Don’t send them home
Last week, while seeing a patient in the emergency department of Stanford Hospital, I witnessed…
Thermo Fisher to produce millions of coronavirus diagnostic tests
Thermo Fisher, the largest maker of scientific tools, said Friday it plans to produce up…