In effort to develop coronavirus vaccine, outbreak expert sees ‘hardest problem’ of his career
As China struggles to contain an epidemic caused by a new coronavirus, science is racing…
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Opinion: Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV exposes a flaw in the Nagoya Protocol
As the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV increases each day, scientists…
Chatbots are screening for the new coronavirus — and turning up cases of the flu
SAN FRANCISCO — As the new coronavirus spreads, health-tech startups with medical chatbots are scrambling…
In the race to develop a coronavirus treatment, Regeneron thinks it has the inside track
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — The novel coronavirus arrived at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ sprawling campus like any other…
High-profile report on asymptomatic spread of coronavirus based on faulty information, health officials say
A high-profile scientific paper that found that a patient with the new coronavirus had transmitted…
Opinion: What record-high funding for neglected diseases doesn’t tell us about R&D for them
In recent weeks, scientists have raced to understand the deadly new coronavirus and develop new tools…
Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn’t contained
With the new coronavirus spreading from person to person (possibly including from people without symptoms),…
Quick retraction of a faulty coronavirus paper was a good moment for science
As fears of the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV continued to spread last Friday, an inflammatory new…
To fight coronavirus spread, the U.S. may expand ‘social distancing’ measures. But it comes at a cost
Canceling large public gatherings. Asking students to stay home from school. Closing down borders. Many…
Top WHO official says it’s not too late to stop the new coronavirus outbreak
There is still reason to believe the growing coronavirus outbreak in China can be contained,…
U.S. declares public health emergency over coronavirus, bans travel from China by foreign nationals
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday declared a U.S. public health emergency over the…
As far right calls for China travel ban, health experts warn coronavirus response would suffer
A handful of conservative lawmakers and far-right supporters of President Trump are calling on the…
Opinion: Preprints can fill a void in times of rapidly changing science
The rapid emergence in China of 2019-nCoV, a novel coronavirus, and its spread beyond its…
U.S. to quarantine all U.S. citizens evacuated from Wuhan, as CDC raises pandemic possibility
U.S. health officials said Friday they would forcibly quarantine 195 U.S. citizens who were evacuated…
A coronavirus ‘czar?’ Trump took the opposite course: a 12-member committee
WASHINGTON — President Obama had an Ebola “czar.’’ George W. Bush and Clinton had AIDS…
Study documents first case of coronavirus spread by a person showing no symptoms
People showing no symptoms appear to be able to spread the novel coronavirus that has…
Listen: A chemist breaks bad, the latest on the coronavirus, and pharma’s slow Bern
Is it wise to lie to the feds? Is pharma taking Sen. Bernie Sanders seriously?…
WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus a global…
CDC confirms first known case of person-to-person spread of new coronavirus in U.S.
U.S. health officials say a person from Illinois who was infected with the new coronavirus…
Live chat today at 12 p.m. ET on the new coronavirus and the global response
Join STAT infectious disease reporter Helen Branswell for a free live chat today at noon…
WHO to reconvene emergency committee to assess global coronavirus threat
The leader of the World Health Organization said Wednesday he will convene another meeting of…
In coronavirus response, AI is becoming a useful tool in a global outbreak, data experts say
A version of this story appeared in STAT’s Health Tech newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Artificial intelligence…
Federal officials tell China: Let U.S. health workers enter to help respond to coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Tuesday called for a team of Americans to be allowed…
He once sent untrue, alarmist tweets about Ebola. Now, Trump is facing his biggest outbreak emergency — and experts are worried
WASHINGTON — When Ebola was spreading in West Africa in 2014, Donald Trump took to…
The coronavirus questions that scientists are racing to answer
The outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China and its spread to more than a…
Opinion: Bird flu. SARS. China coronavirus. Is history repeating itself?
HONG KONG — Sometimes history seems to unspool in a continuous playback loop. That is…
‘The time to worry is now’: The coronavirus in China could threaten pharma’s ingredient sourcing
As a novel coronavirus spreads through China and rattles the rest of the world, the…
Containing new coronavirus may not be feasible, experts say, as they warn of possible sustained global spread
Some infectious disease experts are warning that it may no longer be feasible to contain…
DNA sleuths read the coronavirus genome, tracing its origins and looking for dangerous mutations
As infectious disease specialists and epidemiologists race to contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus…
How fast can biotech come up with a vaccine for the latest outbreak?
The deadly outbreak of a novel coronavirus has sparked a race among biotech companies, each…