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    Nevada Halts Use of Rapid Coronavirus Tests in Nursing Homes

    Kristen Cardillo, BD’s vice president of global communication, said the company was aware of the situation in Nevada and was “conducting thorough investigations.” She...

    Federal Official Threatens Nevada for Halting Rapid Tests in Nursing Homes

    The leader of the nation’s coronavirus testing efforts condemned Nevada’s health department on Friday for ordering nursing homes to discontinue two brands of government-issued...

    Uncertainty Is Hope – The New York Times

    This challenging time also reminds me of a good friend and grad school colleague of mine who faced a sudden and life-threatening illness several...

    How Covid-19 and Power Tools Helped Heal My Relationship With My Son

    When my son, Noah, entered seventh grade, his voice deepened and his personality changed. Gone was my chatty sidekick. In his place was a...

    After a Hospital Stay for Covid, Patients May Face Months of Rehabilitation

    For some patients, like Mr. Washington, lifelong nerve damage can be a particularly devastating consequence of Covid-19. A study published in the British Journal...

    Trump Could Be Back in Public by Saturday. Experts Worry It’s Too Soon.

    The White House physician, Dr. Sean P. Conley, predicted in a memo released Thursday that President Trump could safely “return to public engagements” on...

    What’s Special About Bat Viruses? What We Don’t Know Could Hurt Us

    Bats were once of interest mainly to specialists and devoted conservationists. But the global pandemic pushed the animals squarely into the spotlight as the...

    India’s Covid-19 Outbreak Spreads Through Rural Areas

    MASLI, India — Sliding out of their rickshaw, masks on, fresh sanitizer smeared across their hands, a team of health workers approached one of...

    Novel Brain Surgery Seeks to Reverse Epilepsy in Sea Lion

    VALLEJO, Calif. — The adolescent patient turned sullen and withdrawn. He hadn’t eaten in 13 days. Treatment with steroids, phenobarbital and Valium failed to...

    Does Cancer Chemotherapy Increase My Covid Risks?

    Q. I have cancer and am being treated with chemotherapy. Am I at increased risk of getting sick and dying from Covid-19?A. People with...

    People With This Mutation Can’t Smell Stinky Fish

    Most people carry an intact version of TAAR5, and easily recognize the fishy fragrance as mildly repulsive — an ability that might have evolved...

    That Airport Spa? It’s a Coronavirus Testing Clinic

    Although the company brought back most of its corporate staff who had been furloughed, including those who worked in construction design and human resources,...

    One 13-Year-Old Girl Spread the Coronavirus to 11 of Her Family Members

    Adolescents who contract Covid-19 usually do not get as sick as adults and often experience few if any symptoms, but they can spread the...

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

    Throughout its 208-year history, The New England Journal of Medicine has remained staunchly nonpartisan. The world’s most prestigious medical journal has never supported or...

    What We Dream When We Dream About Covid-19

    People with persistent waking anxieties also tended to play out scenarios involving future work, relationships and life generally in their heads over the course...

    It’s Not Only Women Who Want More Intimacy in Relationships

    This sounds completely counterintuitive. How is it that so many men need deeper, stable ties in their love lives, yet historically they have been...