The coronavirus called America’s bluff: Like Japan in the mid-1800s, the United States now faces a crisis that disproves everything the country believes about itself Article 2523 words 18 votes
Coronavirus lockdown may save more lives by preventing pollution than by preventing infection Article 475 words 8 votes
How outbreaks spread exponentially: comparing social distancing, quarantining, and unmitigated spread of the virus Article 1061 words 13 votes
'I'm aware I could die, but you can't live in fear': Living with cancer amid coronavirus Article 677 words 6 votes
Coronavirus can stay infectious for days on surfaces. But it’s still okay to check your mail Article 11 votes
California hotels are being used for coronavirus quarantines, Gavin Newsom announces Article 437 words 5 votes
Everyone’s a socialist in a pandemic: Republicans want Medicare for all, but just for this one disease healthcare Article 918 words 34 votes
‘It’s just everywhere already’: How delays in testing set back the US coronavirus response Article 2745 words 15 votes
A reconstruction of how the coronavirus spread around Seattle, based on interviews with health-care providers, first responders, relatives of patients and academic researchers healthcare Article 6 votes
Coronavirus conference called "Doing Business Under Coronavirus" gets canceled because of Coronavirus Article 7 votes
Why the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention botched its coronavirus testing Article 923 words, published Mar 5 2020 6 votes
Coronavirus update: Gov. Newsom warns of more California school closings, leaders call for calm Article 1295 words 8 votes
Hong Kong’s coronavirus response leads to sharp drop in flu cases Article 368 words, published Mar 5 2020 3 votes
State Department warns Americans against cruise ship travel during coronavirus outbreak Article 1102 words 11 votes
Gates-funded program will soon offer home-testing kits for new coronavirus Article 1002 words 7 votes
California directs some health insurers to waive co-pays, deductibles for coronavirus tests Article 540 words 11 votes
Other countries are testing patients for coronavirus by the tens of thousands. Why the U.S. is so far behind healthcare Article 20 votes
The problem with telling sick US workers to stay home Article 647 words, published Feb 28 2020 7 votes
Trump faces his 'Chernobyl moment' after slashing pandemic defences to the bone Article 265 words 12 votes
How the Coronavirus revealed authoritarianism’s fatal flaw Article 2653 words, published Feb 22 2020 14 votes
Forget face masks and rubber gloves. The best way to avoid the coronavirus is frequent hand washing, according to a medical adviser to the world’s airlines. medicine Article 12 votes
Here’s what the oft-cited R0 number tells us about the new outbreak—and what it doesn’t Article 567 words 3 votes
My 92-year-old father didn’t need more medical care healthcare Article 638 words, published Jan 2 2020 10 votes
A spate of new class-action lawsuits threaten the CBD industry. Will they force Washington to act? Link 4 votes
A California church raised money to pay off the medical debts of 5,555 struggling Los Angeles–area residents, wiping out more than $5 million in bills. healthcare Article 804 words, published Dec 25 2019 16 votes
The debate over America’s drug-pricing system is built on myths healthcare Article 1855 words 7 votes
Osteopathic physician Joseph Mercola, who has made millions selling natural health products, has contributed more than 40% of the funding ($2.9M) for a prominent anti-vaccine group Article 2856 words 9 votes
The US Internal Revenue Service sent a letter to 3.9 million people. It saved some of their lives. Article 982 words 6 votes
US Food and Drug Administration bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc Article 3536 words 7 votes
Stammer time - Stutterers reach beyond the medical model of disability Article 3900 words, published Nov 4 2019 4 votes
Google is an emerging health-care juggernaut, and privacy laws weren’t written to keep up healthcare Article 461 words 14 votes