Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, affecting an estimated 1.2 million people in…
Asthma: diagnosis and management in adults
Asthma is a common respiratory disorder characterized by chronic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness. It typically presents with a constellation…
Coronavirus Threatens an Already Strained Maternal Health System
No visitors. Induced labor. Converted delivery wards. Tens of thousands of women across the country are giving birth in unprecedented…
Worldwide scientific collaboration unveils genetic architecture of gray matter
For the first time, more 360 scientists from 184 different institutions have contributed to a global effort to find more…
How to identify factors affecting COVID-19 transmission
Professors describe potential transmission pathways of COVID-19 and their implications.
In politics and pandemics, trolls use fear, anger to drive clicks
A new CU Boulder study shows that Facebook ads developed and shared by Russian trolls around the 2016 election were…
National Cathedral, Nasdaq, Businesses and Unions Locate Troves of N95 Masks
One stockpile was in the cathedral’s crypt. Others were with companies like Goldman Sachs. And a health care union said…
Online Help to Stay Sober During a Pandemic
Though face-to-face counseling and in-person group meetings have been suspended to curb the spread of the coronavirus, there are many…
Telacebec (Q203), a New Antituberculosis Agent
To the Editor: Shortly after the discovery of streptomycin in 1943, it became clear that successful treatment of tuberculosis and…
Activating Immunity to Fight a Foe — A New Path
The discovery of antibiotics is perhaps the single most important advance in medicine in the past century. However, the emergence…