Coronavirus Antibody Tests Have a Mathematical Pitfall
The accuracy of screening tests is highly dependent on the infection rate -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus Antibody Tests Have a Mathematical Pitfall
The accuracy of screening tests is highly dependent on the infection rate -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19 Worsens Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder–but Therapy Offers Coping Skills
The pandemic has heightened OCD phobias such as fear of germs. Yet some patients say experience with anxiety, and treatment for it, gives them an advantage -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19 Worsens Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder–but Therapy Offers Coping Skills
The pandemic has heightened OCD phobias such as fear of germs. Yet some patients say experience with anxiety, and treatment for it, gives them an advantage -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Genetic Diversity of Malaria in a Single Mosquito Bite May Be Huge
New blood tests help to track disease-causing Plasmodium strains -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Genetic Diversity of Malaria in a Single Mosquito Bite May Be Huge
New blood tests help to track disease-causing Plasmodium strains -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Common Steroid Could Be Cheap and Effective Treatment for Severe COVID-19
The results of a trial that found dexamethasone reduced the risk of death in extremely ill coronavirus patients have yet to be published, but some doctors are already embracing them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19 and Amazon Fires Choke the Lungs of Brazilians–and the Planet
Fine dust from the burning rain forest could exacerbate coronavirus infections amid signs that the blazes might be particularly severe in 2020 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Latin America Faces a Critical Moment in the Battle against COVID-19
A Pan American Health Organization public health expert shares his views on the outlook for the region, which has more than 1.5 million cases—and growing -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Police Violence Calls for Measures beyond De-escalation Training
Pairing the practice with greater accountability, better oversight of law enforcement and efforts to reimagine the role police play in communities could help reduce officers’ use of force -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fatal Opioid Overdoses May Be More Common Than Thought
A new model shows opioid deaths may be significantly underreported -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fatal Opioid Overdoses May Be More Common Than Thought
A new model shows opioid deaths may be significantly underreported -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
What scientists know about the inner workings of the pathogen that has infected the world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
What scientists know about the inner workings of the pathogen that has infected the world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
African Countries Scramble to Ramp up Testing for COVID-19
Nations in the continent, which have had to import testing supplies and bid against richer countries, are trying to develop their own tests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
African Countries Scramble to Ramp up Testing for COVID-19
Nations in the continent, which have had to import testing supplies and bid against richer countries, are trying to develop their own tests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com