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FDA allows first rapid coronavirus test that gives results at home

STAT Summit By Elizabeth Cooney

Bill Gates worries about a ‘dysfunctional’ approach to Covid-19 vaccine distribution

First Opinion By David Tuller and Steven Lubet

Proposed British guidelines reject useless chronic fatigue syndrome treatments

Health By Usha Lee McFarling

‘They’ve been following the science’: How the Covid-19 pandemic has been curtailed in Cherokee Nation

STAT Summit By Eric Boodman

Hopeful Covid-19 vaccine data won’t help hospitals that are overstretched now, experts say

First Opinion By Elliott J. Millenson and William A. Haseltine

Build a plan for Covid-19 home testing on reason, not speculation or politics

First Opinion By Nick Voyles

We can’t eliminate hepatitis C without removing barriers to treatment

Health By Elizabeth Cooney and Matthew Herper

Pill used to treat OCD and anxiety may prevent Covid-19 from worsening, a preliminary study suggests

First Opinion By Daniel Salmon and Joshua M. Sharfstein

Lessons for monitoring Covid-19 vaccine safety from the H1N1 pandemic

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As STAT turns 5, a look back at science and medicine’s biggest headlines and controversies

Health By Eric Boodman

Universal mask use could save 130,000 U.S. lives by the end of February, new study estimates

Health By Andrew Joseph

CDC expands definition of ‘close contacts,’ after study suggests Covid-19 can be passed in brief interactions

Health By Elizabeth Cooney

Covid-19’s wintry mix: As we move indoors, dry air will help the coronavirus spread

First Opinion By Gigi Kwik Gronvall and Rachel West

We cannot rely on magical thinking: Herd immunity is not a plan

First Opinion By Deborah Jenson

Thank this Ebola-fighting African doctor for monoclonal antibody treatments

Health By Helen Branswell

First Ebola therapy approved by the FDA

First Opinion By Pardis Sabeti and Yolanda Botti-Lodovico

A mumps epidemic has a lot to teach colleges about reopening safely in the time of coronavirus

Matt's Take By Matthew Herper

The lesson from Trump catching Covid-19: With this virus, there are no magic bullets

Health By David Tuller

Seeking the causes of post-Covid symptoms, researchers dust off data on college students with mononucleosis

Health By Elizabeth Cooney

‘Carnage’ in a lab dish shows how the coronavirus may damage the heart

Health By Usha Lee McFarling

Millions of Americans carry the sickle cell trait, many without knowing it. Could they be at risk for severe Covid-19?

Health By Adam Feuerstein

Inexpensive steroids reduce deaths of hospitalized Covid-19 patients, WHO analysis confirms

Health By Elizabeth Cooney

Immigration status, housing, and food-service work explain Covid-19’s burden on Latinos

Health By Andrew Joseph

First Covid-19 reinfection documented in Hong Kong, researchers say

First Opinion By Leah Binder

Infections acquired in health facilities are a big problem. National reporting can help fix it