A Malaria Mystery, Partly Solved: What Happens When the Rains ...
A study in Mali suggests that malaria parasites hide out during the dry season by altering the properties […]
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Why False Positives Matter, Too by BY KATHERINE J. WU
False negatives are not the only troublesome outcome of a faulty coronavirus test. Published: October 25, 2020 at […]
UnitedHealth Ships Flu Kits to Medicare Recipients by BY EMMA ...
Under MedAdvantage plans, the major insurer is sending packages including Tamiflu and coronavirus tests to those considered especially […]
Voting in the Covid Pandemic: Wear a Mask and Bring ...
A new C.D.C. report cites lessons learned from Delaware’s primary and suggests that voters could use some instruction […]
Two Companies Restart Virus Trials in U.S. After Safety Pauses ...
AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have restarted their late-stage trials after finding that serious illnesses in a few […]
The Trump Administration Shut a Vaccine Safety Office Last Year. ...
The office was dedicated to the long-term safety of vaccines. Experts say plans to track coronavirus vaccines are […]
The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives by ...
The pandemic death toll could be lowered by next spring if more Americans wear masks, a new analysis […]
The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives by ...
The pandemic death toll could be lowered by next spring if more Americans wear masks, a new analysis […]
Experts Tell F.D.A. It Should Gather More Safety Data on ...
In a highly anticipated meeting of the agency’s vaccine advisory board, some said that the current guidelines, which […]
Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say by ...
Researchers once feared that school reopenings might spread the virus through communities. But so far there is little […]