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As Coronavirus Cases Near 2 Million, Countries Try to Look Beyond Peak: Live Coverage
The authorities in Turkey will release thousands of prisoners amid fears of a widening outbreak. In China, red tape is…
Drug Evaluation during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The search for a treatment for Covid-19 is testing our country’s ability to quickly develop, test, and deploy medications, presenting…
Not Dying Alone — Modern Compassionate Care in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Dr. Wakam: I’m 5 hours into my ICU shift at a community hospital in Detroit when the results of another…
Cost-effectiveness of introducing national seasonal influenza vaccination for adults aged 60 years and above in mainland China: a modelling analysis
China has an aging population with an increasing number of adults aged ≥ 60 years. Influenza causes a heavy disease burden in…
Food Workers Say C.D.C. Guidelines Put Them at Greater Risk for Infection
The agency now says “critical infrastructure workers” who may have been exposed to the coronavirus can stay on the job…
Tumors hijack the cell death pathway to live
Cancer cells avoid an immune system attack after radiation by commandeering a cell signaling pathway that helps dying cells avoid…
Vulnerable cells armor themselves against infection by depleting surface cholesterol
Cells in some of the body’s most vulnerable entry routes to bacterial infection buffer themselves when the immune system detects…
Staying Ahead of the Wave
In the Covid-19 pandemic, the most hard-hit area in the world is the New York City metro area, which includes…
Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Uncertain prognoses, looming severe shortages of resources for testing and treatment and for protecting responders and health care providers from…