What Science Can and Cannot Do in a Time of Pandemic
It can inform policy, but it can’t dictate how to weigh the moral and political nature of policy makers’ decisions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What Science Can and Cannot Do in a Time of Pandemic
It can inform policy, but it can’t dictate how to weigh the moral and political nature of policy makers’ decisions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup: January 23-January 29
Pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Most Worrying Mutations in Five Emerging Coronavirus Variants
A guide to novel versions of the COVID-causing virus—and genetic changes that can make them more contagious and more evasive in the body -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
It’s Time to Consider Vaccine Mandates in High-Risk Settings
Leaving vaccination to individual choice is unacceptably dangerous in places such as nursing homes, long-term care facilities and prisons -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Stories from a Past Pandemic
Readers write in about their ancestors’ experiences during the 1918 flu -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-Overwhelmed Hospitals Strain Staff and Hope to Avoid Rationing Care
There are times when critically ill patients must wait for beds, and some facilities have contingency plans to limit scarce supplies to certain patients -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID Vaccine Rollout Pits Fairness against Speed
Emergency physician Leana Wen says we must balance prioritizing those who most “deserve” a vaccine with getting people vaccinated quickly -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Step to Ease the Pandemic Mental Health Crisis
A technique known as psychological first aid could help reduce COVID stress and anxiety -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Southern California Ambulance Crews Are Running Out of Oxygen—and Gas
The pandemic has put the region’s emergency personnel under extraordinary strain -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup, January 16-January 22
Pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Physician Who Presaged the Germ Theory of Disease Nearly 500 Years Ago
Largely forgotten today, Girolamo Fracastoro was a seminal figure in our understanding of infectious illness -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Biden Aims for 100 Million COVID Vaccinations in First 100 Days
It will not be an easy task -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID Can Cause Forgetfulness, Psychosis, Mania or a Stutter
The virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Black Americans Are Getting COVID Vaccines At Lower Rates Than White Americans
In 16 states that have released data by race, white residents are being vaccinated at much higher rates—in many cases two to three times higher -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Second-Generation COVID Vaccines Are Coming
Pfizer and Moderna may be the first past the post, but a slew of other candidates could address gaps in efficacy, production or distribution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com