'It's Not Over Until It's Over': 5 Things To Know About Hitting The COVID-19 Peak
Several disease detectives share what reaching the peak level of cases means and under what conditions people can go back to work and school without fear of getting infected. Here's what they said.
Testing Blood for Coronavirus Antibodies: 3 Questions Answered
A virologist and an epidemiologist explain how serological testing works.
Would You Give Up Health or Location Data to Return to Work?
As countries around the world edge toward ending lockdowns and restarting their economies and societies, citizens are being more closely monitored, in nations rich and poor, authoritarian and free.
How Does Being Immunocompromised Increase Risk of COVID-19?
An under-performing immune response leaves people susceptible to infection, but the severe symptoms in some people are actually caused by a huge immune response sweeping over the whole body.
How to End Virus Lockdowns? Technology, Tests, Coordination
Governments battling a virus that has crossed borders with breathtaking swiftness pinned their hopes on tests, technology and a coordinated approach to ease tight social-distancing restrictions that slowed the pandemic but strangled the global economy.
Could Old Vaccines for Other Germs Protect Against COVID-19?
Scientists are dusting off some decades-old vaccines against other germs to see if they could provide a little stopgap protection against COVID-19 until a more precise shot arrives.
Decision Fatigue in the Era of Coronavirus
The problems around tiny decisions are not first-world but worldwide. The most fleeting of daily choices — no matter where you are — have taken on the most monumental of potential consequences.
U.S. Gig Workers and Self-Employed Face Delays in Jobless Aid
Even as nearly 17 million Americans have sought unemployment benefits in the past three weeks — a record high, by far — millions of people appear to be falling through the cracks.
Keep Your Immune System in Top Shape with These Tips
Although a strong immune system is helpful, health experts stress the guidelines in place to battle the coronavirus's spread remain crucial.
Health Woes Likely Ahead for Those Drinking Their Way Through Coronavirus
Evidence thus far in the epidemic is that people in general are buying more alcohol, and in larger quantities.
LGBT Rabbi Who Confronted AIDS Crisis Now Faces COVID-19
Sharon Kleinbaum was installed in 1992 as rabbi of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in Manhattan, considered the largest LGBT synagogue in the nation. At the time, AIDS was killing thousands of gay New Yorkers each year.
Asthma and COVID-19: What You Need to Know
The new coronavirus's ability to wreak havoc in the lungs is raising a lot of concerns and questions from asthma patients. They already know how it feels to have trouble breathing. Now, they are wondering what risks they face amid this new pandemic.
4 Tips for Transgender Patients Facing Postponed Surgeries
For those who may be struggling due to the virus' impact on their treatment, Dr. Sherman Leis offers four suggestions to stay positive about their new surgical schedules.
Mnuchin Says Direct Deposits Out Next Week for Virus Aid
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is telling House Democrats that direct deposits to Americans will begin next week under the coronavirus aid package.
Porn Use is Up, Thanks to the Pandemic
Not all businesses are experiencing a downturn. The world's largest pornography website, Pornhub, has reported large increases in traffic
After COVID-19: Doctors Ponder Best Advice As Patients Recover From Coronavirus
As with so many other aspects of this novel coronavirus, determining when a patient has recovered is still fraught with uncertainties.
Mysterious Heart Damage, Not Just Lung Troubles, Befalling COVID-19 Patients
In addition to lung damage, many COVID-19 patients are also developing heart problems — and dying of cardiac arrest.
'Staying Away from Grandma' Isn't an Option in Multi-Generational Homes
Some families have decided to practice social distancing within the home, while others worry about being asymptomatic carriers.
Exercise Caution When Exercising Outdoors
Even as government officials warn us to "stay home, stay safe" during the coronavirus pandemic, people are flocking to parks, trails and sidewalks to walk and bike away their cabin fever.
Why and When to Wear a Face Mask
The purpose of all of us wearing face coverings or surgical masks anywhere people congregate is first and foremost to protect others if we sneeze or cough.