The Coronavirus Outbreak
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Why COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ Variant Is So Contagious
A new, rapidly spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, means a rise in new infections could be…
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A Valuable COVID Drug Doesn’t Work against New Variants
Aaron Glatt recalls one of the first times he used monoclonal antibodies to help a patient with COVID. It was…
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The U.S. Just Lost 26 Years’ Worth of Progress on Life Expectancy
With a few notable exceptions—such as during the 1918 influenza pandemic, World War II and the HIV crisis—life expectancy in…
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Better Face Masks Are Possible: Here Are Some Winning Designs
High-quality masks called respirators, such as N95s and KN95s, offer strong protection against the spread of COVID-19. But when it…
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Nose Spray Vaccines Could Quash COVID Virus Variants
The relentless evolution of the COVID-causing coronavirus has taken a bit of the shine off the vaccines developed during the…
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Climate Change Will Boost Viral Outbreaks
Over the next 50 years, climate change could drive more than 15,000 new cases of mammals transmitting viruses to other…
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Are ‘COVID Toes’ Actually Caused by the Coronavirus?
In March 2020, just as COVID-19 cases began to surge in Boston, Massachusetts, Esther Freeman noticed something peculiar—a deluge of…
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The Lab-Leak Hypothesis Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the Truth
Whenever scientific findings threaten people’s sense of control over their lives, conspiracy theories are never far behind. The emergence of…
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How a Virus Exposed the Myth of Rugged Individualism
For countless Americans, there was a dull but persistent pain to prepandemic life: high-priced housing, nearly inaccessible health care, underresourced…
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