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The Importance of Face Masks and the Tragedy of Downplaying Them

The Importance of Face Masks and the Tragedy of Downplaying Them

Let's start all over again about face masks. The noise about them is a Judas Priest blare. Can we turn down the volume for a moment?

Coronavirus Reinfections Are Real but Very, Very Rare

Coronavirus Reinfections Are Real but Very, Very Rare

A case in Nevada has spurred new concerns that people who have recovered from the infection may still be vulnerable. That's unlikely, experts say.

The COVID-19 Crisis Has Confirmed That a Strong Knowledge System is Key to a Just, Peaceful and Sustainable World

The COVID-19 Crisis Has Confirmed That a Strong Knowledge System is Key to a Just, Peaceful and Sustainable World

COVID-19 has highlighted the need to work with researchers all around the world at the same time that it has also exposed the inequalities in the global research and knowledge system.

Trump's Antibody Treatment Was Tested Using Cells Originally Derived from an Abortion

Trump's Antibody Treatment Was Tested Using Cells Originally Derived from an Abortion

This week, President Donald Trump extolled the cutting-edge coronavirus treatments he received as "miracles coming down from God." If that's true, then God employs cell lines derived from human fetal tissue.

In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Joins Never-Trumpers

In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Joins Never-Trumpers

Editors at the world's leading medical journal said the Trump administration "took a crisis and turned it into a tragedy."

Prestigious Medical Journal Calls for US Leadership to Be Voted out over COVID-19 Failure

Prestigious Medical Journal Calls for US Leadership to Be Voted out over COVID-19 Failure

In an unprecedented move, the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday published an editorial written by its editors condemning the Trump administration for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic - and calling for the current leadership in the United States to be voted out of office.

'It's Been So, So Surreal.' Critics of Sweden's Lax Pandemic Policies Face Fierce Backlash

'It's Been So, So Surreal.' Critics of Sweden's Lax Pandemic Policies Face Fierce Backlash

Doctors face reprimands for wearing masks as researchers consider leaving the country. 

'Covid is All About Privilege': Trump's Care Underscores Health Inequalities

'Covid is All About Privilege': Trump's Care Underscores Health Inequalities

Trump's experience is a world away from the stressful waiting game most patients wade through after a positive test.

The Future of Scholarly Communications

The Future of Scholarly Communications

As the rush intensifies to find ways to treat and manage COVID-19, one thing is clear: researchers, along with their counterparts in industry and the health services, need unrestricted access to the research literature.

FAQs on Protecting Yourself from Aerosol Transmission

FAQs on Protecting Yourself from Aerosol Transmission

FAQs on Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission Shortcut to this page: https://tinyurl.com/FAQ-aerosols Version: 1.78, 1-Oct-2020 Click here to jump over the scientific & historical details and go straight to the recommendations, Click here for automatic translation into many la...

Science and the Breakdown of Trust

Science and the Breakdown of Trust

The COVID-19 syndemic is entering its most dangerous phase. There is a mounting breakdown of trust. Not only between politicians and the public. But also among politicians and publics with science and scientists. This breach of faith with science is far more threatening.

New Global Lab Network Will Compare COVID-19 Vaccines Head-to-head

New Global Lab Network Will Compare COVID-19 Vaccines Head-to-head

A major non-profit health emergencies group has set up a global laboratory network to assess data from potential COVID-19 vaccines, allowing scientists and drugmakers to compare them and speed up selection of the most effective shots.

Study Finds 'Single Largest Driver' of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump

Study Finds 'Single Largest Driver' of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump

Cornell University researchers analyzing 38 million English-language articles about the pandemic found that President Trump was the largest driver of the "infodemic."

This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic

This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic

It's not R. But unless you’ve been reading scientific journals, you’re less likely to have encountered k, the measure of the dispersion of the virus.

COVID-Vaccine Results Are on the Way - and Scientists' Concerns Are Growing

COVID-Vaccine Results Are on the Way - and Scientists' Concerns Are Growing

Researchers warn that vaccines could stumble on safety trials, be fast-tracked because of politics or fail to meet the public's expectations.

Universities Should Be Two-thirds Empty to Avoid COVID Spikes, Says Expert

Universities Should Be Two-thirds Empty to Avoid COVID Spikes, Says Expert

One of the UK’s leading public health experts has warned that universities should be two-thirds empty in order to prevent massive spikes in coronavirus infections across campuses.

COVID-19 Has Profoundly Changed the Way We Conduct and Share Research. Let's Not Return to Business As Usual when the Pandemic is Over!

COVID-19 Has Profoundly Changed the Way We Conduct and Share Research. Let's Not Return to Business As Usual when the Pandemic is Over!

COVID-19 has led to rapid and open sharing of research outputs. But will this new, radically open research communications paradigm result in permanent change?