WHO: Coronavirus is different from influenza, and that means it can be contained
Top officials at the World Health Organization this week have sought to differentiate the spreading…
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The coronavirus could help pharma reset its reputation in Washington
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus outbreak could be the pharmaceutical industry’s ticket to saving its reputation…
Trump’s tone toward pharma shifts, as he looks to drug makers to help with coronavirus response
WASHINGTON — President Trump had billed the meeting with pharmaceutical executives as a scolding waiting…
A detailed guide to the coronavirus drugs and vaccines in development
In the months since the novel coronavirus rose from a regional crisis to a global…
STAT Plus: CEO Daniel O’Day explains why Gilead paid $4.9 billion for Forty Seven
Gilead’s board hired CEO Dan O’Day a year ago to look for new areas of…
The coronavirus exposes our health care system’s weaknesses. We can be stronger
A coronavirus is so tiny that 1,000 of them could be stacked in the thickness…
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Opinion: Research in the time of coronavirus: keep it ethical
The sudden outbreak of Covid-19, a disease caused by a new coronavirus, is proving to…
Partisan bickering delayed Zika funding for months. With coronavirus, experts worry history will repeat itself
WASHINGTON — Public health experts have a warning for Congress: don’t treat emergency coronavirus aid…
‘Speed is critical’: As coronavirus spreads in U.S., officials face daunting task of tracing case contacts
This weekend, as it became clearer and clearer that Covid-19 has been spreading stealthily through…
New Covid-19 death raises concerns about virus spread in nursing homes
Washington state reported on Saturday the first death in the U.S. from the new coronavirus,…
Trump administration expands coronavirus travel ban to include Iran
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Saturday announced it would expand an existing ban on…
Person in Washington state first in U.S. to die from new coronavirus
The first death in the United States of Covid-19 was announced Saturday by Washington state…
New coronavirus cases in California and Oregon likely from community spread
The new coronavirus may to be spreading in parts of Northern California and Oregon, with…
California reports a second coronavirus case, likely from community spread
Health authorities in California have discovered a second person infected with the new coronavirus who…
Opinion: The coronavirus ‘infodemic’ is real. We rated the websites responsible for it
The coronavirus has spawned an infodemic. That’s the World Health Organization’s term for the conspiracies,…
The FDA identifies its first drug shortage due to coronavirus but won’t name the medicine
For the first time since the coronavirus outbreak began, the Food and Drug Administration has…
Opinion: Quarantine for coronavirus? Let’s make that unnecessary
Do you trust the government to protect you and your family from the novel coronavirus…
Telehealth can help fight the novel coronavirus, but U.S. challenges could limit its potential
As the world braces for the spread of disease caused by the new coronavirus, public…
Listen: Wall Street’s coronavirus freakout, why clinical trials frustrate patients, and a journey through the past
Is the market overreacting to the coronavirus? Why do so many clinical trials go unfilled?…
Azar hits a sour note on pricing for a potential coronavirus vaccine
Let them eat cake. This is effectively what Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar…
A single coronavirus case exposes a bigger problem: The scope of undetected U.S. spread is unknown
The discovery that a California woman was likely infected with the novel coronavirus by a…
A critical question in getting a handle on coronavirus: What role do kids play in spreading it?
Among the many, many unknowns about the new coronavirus: What role do children play in…
Trump taps Pence to lead U.S. coronavirus response
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday said he had appointed Vice President Mike Pence to…
Trump’s no stranger to misinformation. But with the coronavirus, experts say that’s dangerous
Mixed messages and misinformation aren’t out of the ordinary in the Trump administration. But at…
Coronavirus vaccines are far off, FDA official says, but drugs to treat patients could come sooner
NEW YORK — New drugs to treat patients already infected with the novel coronavirus, which…
New data from China buttress fears about high coronavirus fatality rate, WHO expert says
One of the hopes of people watching China’s coronavirus outbreak was that the alarming picture…
CDC expects ‘community spread’ of coronavirus, as top official warns disruptions could be ‘severe’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday warned that it expects the novel…
Opinion: In the race for coronavirus vaccines, don’t leave pregnant women behind
As several thousand people become newly infected each day with the novel coronavirus Covid-19, and…
Coronavirus cases among health workers climb, underscoring the chaos on an outbreak’s front lines
Thousands of health care workers, largely in China, have been infected amid the ongoing coronavirus…
WHO tells countries to prepare for coronavirus pandemic, but insists it’s too soon to make that call
The World Health Organization said the coronavirus outbreak that has swept from China to a…
A Chinese biotech partners with GSK to boost its coronavirus vaccine development
A Chinese biotech has taken up vaccine maker GSK’s offer to share its vaccine-boosting platform…
The coronavirus is picking up steam outside China, narrowing chances of eliminating it
There are worrying signs the coronavirus outbreak is entering a new phase, with spread outside…
Once widely criticized, the Wuhan quarantine bought the world time to prepare for Covid-19
“Could cause panic.” “Will not help end the crisis.” “Could backfire.” When the Chinese government…
STAT Plus: Lawmakers to Trump: Don’t give ‘monopolies’ to companies that develop coronavirus treatments with taxpayer funds
Nearly four dozen lawmakers asked the White House to ensure any treatment for the fast-moving…
How many? The coronavirus is prompting a burst of clinical trials in search of a treatment
The coronavirus sweeping across China has triggered a burst of research activity aimed at finding…
Sanofi announces it will work with HHS to develop coronavirus vaccine
The drug maker Sanofi Pasteur is entering the race to develop a vaccine to protect…
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The global responders: Who is leading the charge against the coronavirus outbreak
As concerns mount over the coronavirus that first emerged in China, public health officials there…
Disease modelers gaze into their computers to see the future of Covid-19, and it isn’t good
At least 550,000 cases. Maybe 4.4 million. Or something in between. Like weather forecasters, researchers…
Watch: Why reports about coronavirus death rates can be misleading
When a new disease starts to spread, the most pressing questions are: How deadly is…
CDC director: More person-to-person coronavirus infections in U.S. likely, but containment still possible
Health officials believe there is still opportunity to prevent widespread transmission of the coronavirus in…
Understanding pandemics: What they mean, don’t mean, and what comes next with the coronavirus
The word “pandemic” is not a comforting one. And yet it is increasingly being bandied…
Major drug makers haven’t stepped up to manufacture coronavirus vaccine, top U.S. health official says
WASHINGTON — No major pharmaceutical company has come forward to say it would manufacture a…
Disease caused by the novel coronavirus officially has a name: Covid-19.
The disease caused by the novel coronavirus has a name: Covid-19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the…
Opinion: Hospitals, governments need more data to prepare for the new coronavirus outbreak
In the six weeks since an outbreak of a novel coronavirus was first recognized in…
STAT Plus: U.S. biotechs fear the coronavirus outbreak will delay their China-based research
Biotech investors and executives are growing worried that restrictions intended to contain the coronavirus epidemic…
Fluctuating funding and flagging interest hurt coronavirus research, leaving crucial knowledge gaps
Journalists covering the emergence and spread of the new coronavirus in China are awash with…
WHO cautions that transmission of the new coronavirus outside of China could increase
The World Health Organization’s director-general cautioned Saturday that transmission of the new coronavirus outside of…
‘We’re definitely not prepared’: Africa braces for new coronavirus
LUSAKA, Zambia — At a Chinese-run hospital in Zambia, some employees watched as people who…
Coronavirus concerns trigger global run on supplies for health workers, causing shortages
Concern about the new coronavirus spreading in China has triggered a run on global supplies…
‘We need everyone for this’: U.S. hospitals harnessing resources to brace for any spike in coronavirus cases
When the H1N1 flu began spreading a decade ago, U.S. hospitals were flooded with patients….