Can fitness bands predict COVID-19 infection before you show symptoms? Probably not

WHOOP's wearables make strong claims — but the science is still weak

Matthew Bomkamp, University of Florida

September 22, 2020

Don't bank on herd immunity to save us from COVID-19

Sara May Bergstresser , Columbia University

August 28, 2020

Is artificial intelligence worsening COVID-19's toll on Black Americans?

August 13, 2020

US prisons are an experiment that lets COVID-19 run wild

July 31, 2020

Widespread PFAS chemical pollution will likely make COVID-19 worse

Anna Robuck, University of Rhode Island

2 peer comments

July 5, 2020

Drug repurposing gave remdesivir its second, third, and fourth chance

Brittney G. Borowiec, Wilfrid Laurier University

3 peer comments

July 3, 2020

What are the advantages of an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19?

Joshua Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1 peer comment

July 2, 2020

Without more coronavirus testing, the US is unprepared for a second wave of infections

Shefali Oza, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

April 27, 2020

The EPA is unleashing the pollution that makes people vulnerable to COVID-19

April 23, 2020

How coronavirus threatens the seasonal farmworkers at the heart of the American food supply

Migrant workers face barriers to medical care and are susceptible to serious illness

Michael Haedicke, Drake University

April 14, 2020

No one really knows if coronavirus is going away in the summer

Lindsey Shultz, Columbia University

April 9, 2020

Where does the word "quarantine" come from?

April 7, 2020

It's not too late to change America's coronavirus future

Sara May Bergstresser , Columbia University

April 1, 2020

Scientists are testing for coronavirus with genetic "fishing hooks"

Bhavya Singh, McMaster University

March 29, 2020

Even vampire bats do social distancing when their friends are sick

Olivia Box, University of Vermont

2 peer comments

March 26, 2020

With no vaccine anytime soon, how will we treat COVID-19?

Max G. Levy, Science and Health Journalism

March 25, 2020

How did coronavirus spread across the world? Why is it so bad?

Beth Linas, Epidemiology

March 15, 2020

Here's why border control will not stop coronavirus

Haley Feazel-Orr, Epidemiology

March 11, 2020

How does one Seattle coronavirus patient turn into two six weeks later?

And why does that mean there are hundreds if not thousands of carriers?

Supriya Kumar, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

March 10, 2020

Why a coronavirus quarantine in the US is a bad idea

Sara May Bergstresser , Columbia University

March 8, 2020

Bats' unique immune systems make them stealthy viral reservoirs

Marnie Willman, University of Manitoba Bannatyne

4 peer comments

February 4, 2020

The 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak is serious, but we are getting the response to it right

Mackenzie Thornbury, University of Montreal

4 peer comments

January 23, 2020