What AIDS Taught Us about Dealing with COVID-19
It’s foolhardy to assume that only some categories of people are at risk -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID Pandemic Shows Telecommuting Can Help Fight Climate Change
In cities with relatively clean electricity and long car commutes, widespread telework could reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Trump Administration’s Sudden Shift on COVID-19 Data Leaves States in the Lurch
The White House told hospitals to report data through a private company system instead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Experimental Blood Test Detects Cancer up to Four Years before Symptoms Appear
The assay looks for stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver malignancies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Contact Tracing, a Key Way to Slow COVID-19, Is Badly Underused by the U.S.
Despite tracing’s success in other countries, the U.S. government has failed to adequately fund or apply the tool -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Genes May Influence COVID-19 Risk, New Studies Hint
DNA changes tied to immune reactions, a viral doorway and blood type could affect disease severity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Civil War Vaccine May Have Lessons for COVID-19
Vaccination used against smallpox during the Civil War reveals the identity of the distantly related virus used to keep troops disease free. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Overcoming Psychological Biases Is the Best Treatment against COVID-19 Yet
In responding to the pandemic, society may be hampered by cognitive and political beliefs that distort judgments and lead to irrational decisions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
After Surgery, Black Children Are More Likely to Die Than White Children
A study of nearly 200 U.S. medical centers found that even apparently healthy kids suffer racial disparities in complications associated with surgery -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Bad News about the Pandemic: We’re Not Getting Back to Normal Any Time Soon
Thinking that we might is an example of what psychologists call “anchoring bias” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup, July 11-July 17
Pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Boost Your Immunity
Some simple, practical steps can raise your resistance to viruses -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
We Need More Black Physicians
COVID-19 is threatening an already scarce but essential health care resource -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Second Coronavirus Strain May Be More Infectious–but Some Scientists Are Skeptical
Researchers question whether a mutated viral strain that infected more cells in a lab dish is necessarily more transmissible among humans -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Get Armed Police Out of Emergency Rooms
And stop letting hospital security guards carry guns; there are better ways to keep patients and staff safe -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Babies’ Mysterious Resilience to Coronavirus Intrigues Scientists
COVID-19 is often mild in infants. Learning why could help scientists better understand the disease—and point the way toward possible treatments -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com