A medicinal chemist addresses questions about chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine: what it is, whether it is effective against…
Look out for your elderly parents, family members, friends and neighbors. It could save their lives.
Our government, suggest the authors, risks traumatizing its citizens with its failure to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Today is World TB Day. With attention turned toward coronavirus, it might seem too much to think about. But there's…
An emergency and critical care physician gives a dispatch from the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Before schools and workplaces closed, people could have been exposed. How do we best manage that?
Los niños no parecen enfermar de manera severa con el coronavirus. ¿Entonces por qué se cierran tantas escuelas?
Schools are closed, houses of worship have suspended services, and many restaurants are down to delivery only. Must we also…
Sexual health experts say it's a misconception that the cervix is insensitive, which can have implications for some…
Studies have shown that some people touch their faces as often as 23 times an hour. Some studies have also shown that face-touching…
There are plenty of ways to keep your mind and body active and healthy during the outbreak.
The human spirit is tested during difficult times, but a scholar already has found examples of how people found ways to…
Hope can be acquired. How? Here are some suggestions from an expert.
The coronavirus, like many infectious diseases, can live and spread on inanimate objects in the world around us. An epidemiologist…
The so-called 'Spanish flu' didn't actually come from Spain. What else do people often misunderstand about this…
Trump called coronavirus a hoax, and he dragged his feet in addressing it. But the US health care system was ill-equipped…
How do you know whether you might have COVID-19? A professor of medicine and immunology explains.
St. Patrick's Day is typically a day of drinking and revelry, if not reverence for Ireland's patron saint. In this…
It took decades for scientists to recognize HIV/AIDS as a new disease, and years longer to mobilize an effective response…
With no vaccines or treatments, the fight against coronavirus comes down to this behavioral technique. A physician explains…