Biology
Pandemic becomes a patchwork of small successes and setbacks
The global battle against COVID-19 has become a patchwork of successes and setbacks shaped by the diverging trajectory that the coronavirus is taking in various parts of the world
COVID-19 is ravaging America's vulnerable Latino communities
As the coronavirus spreads deeper across America, it is ravaging Latino communities from the mid-Atlantic to the Southwest, infecting them at alarmingly high rates and amplifying the inequalities they live with
What Supreme Court? Trump's HHS pushes LGBT health rollback
The Trump administration is moving forward with a rule that rolls back health care protections for transgender people, even after a Supreme Court ruling this week that protects the LGBT community from sex discrimination on the job
Vulnerable US Latino communities hard hit by COVID-19
As the coronavirus spreads deeper across America, it is ravaging through Latino communities from the mid-Atlantic to the Southwest, infecting them at alarmingly high rates and amplifying the inequalities they live with
Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt
A genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients suggests that blood type might influence whether someone develops severe disease
Cheap drug is first shown to improve COVID-19 survival
Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve survival from COVID-19
Researchers: Cheap drug improves COVID-19 survival
Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve survival from COVID-19
UK report: Racism means minorities harder hit by virus
A new study by Public Health England has confirmed that historic racism and social inequalities are contributing factors that increase the risk of black, Asian and minority communities contracting and dying from the coronavirus in the U.K. The report, published Tuesday, didn't look at genetic factors, but said it was clear that the pandemic “exposed and exacerbated longstanding inequalities” in the country
Poll: Black Americans most likely to know a COVID-19 victim
African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March
Accuracy still unknown for many coronavirus tests rushed out
Months into the coronavirus pandemic there are still unanswered questions about the accuracy of tests used to screen Americans