June 11, 2020

As businesses reopen in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which places represent the best and worst tradeoffs, in terms of economic benefits and health risks? A study by MIT researchers uses a variety of data on consumer and business activity to tackle that question, measuring 26 types of businesses by both usefulness and risk.

No matter what else happens, the coronavirus isn’t going away.

Racism is suddenly and at last everyone’s business, and acting against it is everyone’s responsibility. More so at this time than ever, we now realise, since we cannot tackle covid-19 unless we tackle racism. This realisation may be less obvious to some, who see the global outpouring of grief and anger at the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis as either a distraction from or in conflict with efforts to contain the virus. Commentators in The BMJ make it clear that these two things are deeply ...

The nation's coronavirus task force had faded from view as the White House shifts focus, even as the pandemic persists and worsens.

As concerns about an expansion of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic crop up, a new study notes the 'universal adoption' of face masks could help bring down the number of infections and prevent additional waves.

Evidence is mounting that healthy blood vessels protect children from serious effects of COVID-19, such as stroke.

The CDC has turned down tribal epidemiologists’ requests for data that it’s making freely available to states.

It’s unclear whether such an approach would work, and some experts are skeptical.

At least 711 nursing homes reported running out of N95 masks at the end of May, and 1,963 said they had less than a week's worth. 'The federal government has got to step up,' says one advocate.

Is the change in posture about the coronavirus based on science or political ideology?