By Kenneth Chang
While the RNA of the virus was found in tiny droplets in China, scientists don’t know if it was capable of transmitting the virus.
Published: April 27, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Pam Belluck
Chills, muscle pain, sore throat and headache are among the ailments now considered potential indicators of the disease.
Published: April 26, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Roni Caryn Rabin
Men are more likely than women to die of the coronavirus, so scientists are treating them with something women have more of: female sex hormones.
Published: April 26, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Pam Belluck
Jim Bello, 49 and healthy, fell gravely ill, highlighting agonizing mysteries of the coronavirus. Doctors’ relentless effort to save him was a roller-coaster of devastating and triumphant twists.
Published: April 25, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Apoorva Mandavilli
A team of scientists worked around the clock to evaluate 14 antibody tests. A few worked as advertised. Most did not.
Published: April 23, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By William J. Broad and Dan Levin
At a briefing, the president promoted unproven treatments and asked Dr. Deborah Birx if she had heard of the success of sunlight as a tool against viruses.
Published: April 23, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Gina Kolata
Two preliminary efforts to survey citizens for antibodies to the virus have produced controversial results.
Published: April 20, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Kenneth Chang
A limited study by Chinese researchers suggests the role played by air currents in spreading the illness in enclosed spaces.
Published: April 19, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Reed Abelson, Sheri Fink, Nicholas Kulish and Katie Thomas
Ventilators aren’t the only machines in intensive care units that are in short supply. Doctors have been confronting an unexpected rise in patients with failing kidneys.
Published: April 17, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Donald G. McNeil Jr.
There will be no quick return to our previous lives, according to nearly two dozen experts. But there is hope for managing the scourge now and in the long term.
Published: April 17, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Roni Caryn Rabin
Young adults with obesity are more likely to be hospitalized, even if they have no other health problems, studies show.
Published: April 15, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Danny Hakim
Despite warnings that asthmatics were at higher risk for severe illness from the coronavirus, asthma is showing up in only about five percent of New York State’s fatal Covid cases.
Published: April 15, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Richard Pérez-Peña and Donald G. McNeil Jr.
The World Health Organization, always cautious, acted more forcefully and faster than many national governments. But President Trump has decided to cut off U.S. funding to the organization.
Published: April 15, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Katie Thomas and Knvul Sheikh
A research trial of coronavirus patients in Brazil ended after patients taking a higher dose of chloroquine, one of the drugs President Trump has promoted, developed irregular heart rates.
Published: April 11, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Apoorva Mandavilli and Katie Thomas
Tests that reveal whether someone has been infected with the coronavirus are on their way. But they’re not perfect. Here’s what you need to know.
Published: April 9, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By David Waldstein
The agency’s study of hospitalizations for Covid-19 in March shows heightened numbers for those with underlying conditions, men and African-Americans.
Published: April 7, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Roni Caryn Rabin
A tuberculosis vaccine invented a century ago is cheap and safe, and seems to bolster the body’s immune system.
Published: April 2, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Apoorva Mandavilli
A “cytokine storm” becomes an all-too-frequent phenomenon, particularly among the young. But treatments are being tested.
Published: March 31, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Roni Caryn Rabin
Doctors have observed neurological symptoms, including confusion, stroke and seizures, in a small subset of Covid-19 patients.
Published: March 31, 2020 at 08:00PM
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By Matt Richtel
Many hospitals bar doctors and other staff members from wearing protective masks in public areas. Some have been disciplined for pushing back.
Published: March 30, 2020 at 08:00PM
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