Health
Seoul Closes Public Institutions After South Korea Sees 79 New COVID-19 Cases
Museums, churches, and art galleries are shut down until June 14 in Seoul, home to half of the country’s population
Mail Handlers Used to Poke Holes in Envelopes to Battle Germs and Viruses
The postal service and scientists say there’s no need to sanitize the mail today
Playwright and AIDS Activist Larry Kramer Dies at 84
The American writer and public health advocate was "a lionhearted force," says Smithsonian curator Katherine Ott
Why Immunity to the Novel Coronavirus Is So Complicated
Some immune responses may be enough to make a person impervious to reinfection, but scientists don't yet know how the human body reacts to this new virus
The Bottom Line About Bidets
Amid toilet paper shortages, many Americans are making the switch—but does all the fuss about bidets really hold water?
How Accurate Are Tests to Detect Coronavirus on Surfaces?
Labs and companies are already distributing some, but they vary drastically in price and potential performance
How Wastewater Could Help Track the Spread of the New Coronavirus
The virus that causes COVID-19 is unlikely to remain active in sewage, but its genetic material can still help researchers identify at-risk communities
Remdesivir Works Against Many Viruses. Why Aren’t There More Drugs Like It?
Antivirals that work against a large number of diverse viruses would help us prepare for new diseases, but creating them is a big biological challenge
Arts and Crafts Are Experiencing Surge in Popularity Amid COVID-19
Stay-at-home orders have inspired those with ample free time to pick up hands-on projects
How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer
A new book argues that controlling cancer is within reach if scientists are able to anticipate the evolution of resistance to traditional treatments
How a New Jersey Farmers' Market Went Virtual
The Metuchen Farmers Market, like many others, has moved to online orders and drive-thru pickups during the coronavirus pandemic
What Rome Learned From the Deadly Antonine Plague of 165 A.D.
The outbreak was far deadlier than COVID-19, but the empire survived
How Street Artists Around the World Are Reacting to Life With COVID-19
Graffiti artists and muralists are sending messages of hope and despair with coronavirus public art
Insomnia and Vivid Dreams on the Rise With COVID-19 Anxiety
Fears around the pandemic are causing sleep patterns to change and strange dreams to linger in people’s memories
How Robots Are on the Front Lines in the Battle Against COVID-19
Helping health care workers treat patients and public safety officials contain the pandemic, these robots offer lessons for future disasters
What an 1836 Typhus Outbreak Taught the Medical World About Epidemics
An American doctor operating out of Philadelphia made clinical observations that where patients lived, not how they lived, was at the root of the problem
How COVID-19 Could Inform the Future of Hospital Design
Modified hospital designs have become necessary as the first wave of the pandemic tears through U.S. communities
Portrait Project Reveals the Faces Behind Health Care Workers' Protective Gear
Doctors and nurses are attaching smiling photos of themselves to the outside of their protective gear to maintain connections with patients
A Coronavirus Spread Through U.S. Pigs in 2013. Here’s How It Was Stopped
The containment practices of outbreaks past could have lessons for modern epidemics
Breaking Down the Two Tests That Could Help Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
One detects an active infection; another signals that the virus has already left the body. Both are critical for tracking the spread of disease
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