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Health

The coronavirus is picking up steam outside China, narrowing chances of eliminating it

By Helen Branswell

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Health Tech

Aided by machine learning, scientists find a novel antibiotic able to kill superbugs in mice

By Casey Ross

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Health

Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn’t contained

By Sharon Begley

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First Opinion

Should ‘broken’ genes be fixed? My daughter changed the way I think about that question

By Ethan J. Weiss

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Health

Once widely criticized, the Wuhan quarantine bought the world time to prepare for Covid-19

By Sharon Begley

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Health

Disease modelers gaze into their computers to see the future of Covid-19, and it isn’t good

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Health

Understanding pandemics: What they mean, don’t mean, and what comes next with the coronavirus

By Helen Branswell

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Health

Experts say confusion over coronavirus case count in China is muddying picture of spread

By Helen Branswell

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Health

Disease caused by the novel coronavirus officially has a name: Covid-19

By Andrew Joseph

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Biotech

In a cramped Kendall Square, biotech startups sublet desks and squeeze into shared labs

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Exclusive

CDC director: More person-to-person coronavirus infections in U.S. likely, but containment still possible

By Helen Branswell

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In the Lab

DNA sleuths read the coronavirus genome, tracing its origins and looking for dangerous mutations

By Sharon Begley

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Health

Watch: Why reports about coronavirus death rates can be misleading

By Hyacinth Empinado

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The Watchdogs

Quick retraction of a faulty coronavirus paper was a good moment for science

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

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Pharmalot

Rising out-of-pocket costs for dementia and neuropathy drugs lower patient adherence

By Ed Silverman

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First Opinion

Why medical school should start at age 28

By Monya De

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Health

How the psychology of a $4.99 price tag might influence who undergoes heart surgery

By Eric Boodman

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First Opinion

What an 1890s opioid epidemic can teach us about ending addiction today

By Haider J. Warraich

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Gilead loses another challenge to a pair of U.S. patents for an HIV prevention pill

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